JAMES ELLINGWORTH / The Associated PressJul 16, 2018
Four members of the punk collective have been given jail terms after stopping play at Sunday's World Cup soccer finale. The protesters said they were calling for release of political prisoners and more open political competition. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eleanor Goldfield / TruthdigFeb 25, 2018
The idea that a few unsophisticated Facebook ads created by Russian trolls swung a U.S. presidential election is ridiculous. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigJul 26, 2017
The work is part of a campaign for prison reform, band member Nadya Tolokonnikova (pictured) tells Truthdig. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 29, 2014
They're known for their guerrilla tactics and public displays of punk protest, but now two members of the Pussy Riot collective, Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, are using the tools of the system to their advantage. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 16, 2014
In a brilliant piece of political science, American journalist Mark Ames explains Russian President Vladimir Putin's handling of the Ukraine crisis as part of a cynical bid to maintain domestic political power by appealing to the values and attitudes of his country's provincial "Silent Majority" after losing the support of liberals. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 18, 2014
Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, among a dozen others, were detained Tuesday in the locale of the 2014 Winter Olympics for their alleged involvement in a theft at the Hotel Adler. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 7, 2014
This may be a case of overstatement, but six members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot have let it be known that Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, the two band members recently released from Russian prison, are no longer part of their collective. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigFeb 6, 2014
The Sochi Olympic Games are rightly highlighting the constellation of abuses that have become standard in Russia under Vladimir Putin. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 25, 2013
Thanks to an amnesty bill passed unanimously in the Russian parliament, two members of the anti-Putin punk band were released from penal colonies Monday where they had been held for hooliganism. Meanwhile, the Kremlin still wants the world to know Vladimir Putin's not sorry for imprisoning the "disgraceful" musicians. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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