The prosecution of the Pussy Riot women is more than an act of absurd injustice and cruelty; it is a sign that the Russian state is increasingly lashing out against those citizens it sees as overly modernized. Vladimir Putin has often said that modernization is the goal of his regime, but its policy is increasingly slipping toward something egregiously anti-modern, obscurantist, even medieval. The Pussy Riot case is a telling illustration of Putin’s political crackdown—and of his increasing reliance on the Russian Orthodox Church as a resort of the most conservative societal forces.
Click-through to read more from Masha Lipman on Putin’s religious war against the female punk-rock band Pussy Riot: http://nyr.kr/PePGPb
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Good article. Rather frightening shit’s happening However, performing punk rock in the church could not end well in this...
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Look at all the fucks they give. XD Shame though in Russia you are incarcerated for 10 months on the count of...
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Man, this is really sad and screwed up. I hope Amnesty International is on the case. Looks like they have been, but I...
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