The Birth of Pussy Riot: Six Early Songs

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“WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THE MOST GLAMOROUS PLACES IN THE CAPITAL FOR THE CONCERTS?

Our last tour [“Free the Cobblestones”] took place at the public transportation platforms of Moscow, where we campaigned for people to free the cobblestones. This time we decided to perform at places where there are the richest Putinists. The 2000s depoliticization and consumption of stupefying style created a phenomenon known as ‘Putin’s glamor,’ which has become an important factor in modern politics and is founded on passivity, conformism and non-interference.”1 
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  1. “Nelegal’nyĭ tur protiv putinskogo glamura ‘Pizdеts Seksistam, Ebanym Putinistam.’”

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