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**tq4F7YKs** · 08-08-2012, 02:35 AM

Pussy Riot Seizes The Mantle Of Political Punk

The Daily Dish
August 7, 2012

by Gwynn Guilford

Spencer Ackerman explains how Putin's persecution of the band has backfired:

Pussy Riot has skewered Putin on the horns of a dilemma: Either his government convicts the band and martyrs it even further, or it backs down and concedes that prosecuting the masked trio for a cacophonous musical protest at Christ the Savior Cathedral that called attention to the Russian church's alliance with the Putin regime was always a mistake. Three of the five band members now face the prospect of seven years in prison, which has prompted an unlikely international outcry. On Thursday, Aug. 2, ahead of a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Putin indicated he'd prefer to back down.
Previous coverage of Pussy Riot here and here.

(Photo: Members of the all-girl punk band 'Pussy Riot' Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (L), Maria Alyokhina (R) and Yekaterina Samutsevich (C), sit behind bars during a court hearing in Moscow on July 23, 2012. By Andrey Smirnov/AFP/Getty Images)

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tq4F7YKs Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 463 Senior Member	Pussy Riot Seizes The Mantle Of Political Punk The Daily Dish August 7, 2012 by Gwynn Guilford Spencer Ackerman explains how Putin's persecution of the band has backfired: Pussy Riot has skewered Putin on the horns of a dilemma: Either his government convicts the band and martyrs it even further, or it backs down and concedes that prosecuting the masked trio for a cacophonous musical protest at Christ the Savior Cathedral that called attention to the Russian church's alliance with the Putin regime was always a mistake. Three of the five band members now face the prospect of seven years in prison, which has prompted an unlikely international outcry. On Thursday, Aug. 2, ahead of a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Putin indicated he'd prefer to back down. Previous coverage of Pussy Riot here and here. (Photo: Members of the all-girl punk band 'Pussy Riot' Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (L), Maria Alyokhina (R) and Yekaterina Samutsevich (C), sit behind bars during a court hearing in Moscow on July 23, 2012. By Andrey Smirnov/AFP/Getty Images)
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