Pussy Riot member Nadya Tolokonnikova recounts how a 2012 anti-Putin protest inside Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour led to her arrest and a two-year prison sentence. She describes prison, censorship, protest art, and the years of activism that followed, including independent media projects and fundraising efforts tied to Ukraine and other causes. Throughout the talk, she argues that fear is central to authoritarian control and that public acts of resistance can encourage others to speak out. The speech is both a personal account of Pussy Riot’s confrontation with the Russian state and a broader argument about courage, dissent, and political repression.
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Photo: Nadya
