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Alyokhina, Maria

Summary: In February 2012, after smuggling an electric guitar into Moscow's iconic central cathedral, Maria Alyokhina and other members of the radical collective Pussy Riot performed a provocative "Punk Prayer," taking on the Orthodox church and its support for Vladimir Putin's authoritarian regime. For this, they were charged with "organized hooliganism" and were tried while confined in a cage and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALYOKHINA, MARIA ALY

Summary: "This captivating documentary film tells the story of the Russian all-girl punk rock band Pussy Riot, who stood up to the Russian government's human rights oppression and paid the price by being incarcerated in 2011. But rather than silencing their voices, the incident only amplified them, turning the band into a global symbol of feminist political activism, culminating in their widely seen...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ACT

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