Pussy Riot
Los Angeles Postcard
Watching Putin Burn with Pussy Riot
Nadya Tolokonnikova, a founder of the feminist art collective, displays the Russian President’s “ashes” at a gallery show, in front of L.A. luminaries such as Kesha.
By Dana Goodyear
Our Columnists
Why Alexey Navalny Returned to Russia
The opposition politician, who is two weeks into a hunger strike, differs from the Soviet-era dissidents, who believed that they were fighting for principle but could never defeat the system.
By Masha Gessen
Our Columnists
We Now Know More About the Apparent Poisoning of the Pussy Riot Member Pyotr Verzilov
Verzilov had worked with three Russian journalists who were killed in the Central African Republic while reporting on a mercenary force linked to a close associate of President Vladimir Putin.
By Masha Gessen
Our Columnists
A Pussy Riot Activist Is the Victim of the Latest Apparent Poisoning in Russia
Pyotr Verzilov was one of four members of the protest group who ran onto the field during the World Cup this year.
By Masha Gessen
Replay
World Cup 2018: The Moral Clarity of Pussy Riot’s Protest
By charging the field in Russian-police uniforms during the final, the protest-art group became the only people to make a meaningful statement about Russian politics during the World Cup.
By Masha Gessen