On February 21, 2012, five women entered a church in Moscow. They performed a 'punk prayer' beseeching the Mother of God to get rid of Putin. They were quickly shut down, three were arrested and tried, and two were sentenced to prison. It captured international headlines, and footage of it went viral. The author's account tells how such a phenomenon came about. Drawing on her exclusive access to the band members and families and friends, she reconstructs their personal journeys
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Type
Bog
Sprog
engelsk
Emneord
Emnetal
78.9061 Pussy Riot
Beskrivelse
På omslaget: The heroic story of Pussy Riot, who resurrected the power of truth in a society built on lies
ISBN
9781847089342
Omfang
308 sider
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Granta
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alment niveauvoksenmaterialer