A Colossal Conversation: Nadya Tolokonnikova on Pussy Riot, Life as Performance Art, and How Anonymity is Her Strength
Nadya Tolokonnikova created Pussy Riot in 2011 partly in response to Vladimir Putin’s declaration that he would continue his reign over Russia. In 2012, when she and her collaborators undertook their now-famous performance at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, she was infamously sentenced to two years in prison, vaulting the art collective to international fame.
a conversation one Saturday in February 2024, more than a decade since Pussy Riot’s founding. More
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