Culture
Kremlin Summer Camp to Expand Overseas
Organizers from Russia’s agency for youth affairs are planning to hold the notorious Seliger summer camp in Europe and the US in an attempt to rally support from Russian émigrés for projects in the motherland and to influence foreign policy towards Russia.
Dec 27, 2012 | Continued
Freed Pussy Riot Member Heads Back to Court to Defend Video
Yekaterina Samutsevich, the member of the jailed Pussy Riot trio who was released on parole last month, is asking a Moscow court to become involved in a case that might declare a video of the group’s performance to be “extremist.”
Nov 9, 2012 | Continued
Three-Fourths of Russians Want the Church Out of Politics
New polling results show that fewer and fewer Russian citizens trust the Russian Orthodox Church, and a vast majority feel that the church should stay out of politics.
Aug 14, 2012 | Continued
Pro-Pussy Riot Activist Arrested at Poet Birthday Celebration
An activist was arrested for unfurling a banner in support of Pussy Riot during what was billed as a non-political gathering to celebrate the birthday of the Kazakh poet who has come to symbolize the Russian Occupy movement.
Aug 10, 2012 | Continued
Pussy Riot Releases Letter From Jail
The three arrested members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot have released a letter thanking their supporters and calling both sides to respectful dialogue.
Jul 26, 2012 | Continued
Persecution of Pussy Riot is ‘Illegal,’ Say Experts
A group of experts commissioned by Russia’s Presidential Council on Human Rights has concluded that the persecution of a punk band is more representative of the inspector’s personal judgment call than anything else.
Jun 21, 2012 | Continued
‘Heavily Compromised’ Nashi May Be Disbanded
Reports have surfaced that the pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi might be liquidated or possibly turned into a political party.
Apr 7, 2012 | Continued
Pussy Riot Support Bus Circles Central Moscow
A bus excursion in support of arrested members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot took place on Moscow’s Garden Ring on Saturday despite initial police interference.
Mar 31, 2012 | Continued
Rock Group Arrested For Singing on Red Square
Members of the Russian rock group Pussy Riot have been arrested after performing an anti-Putin song on Red Square.
Jan 20, 2012 | Continued
Karelia Tries to Ban ‘Extremist’ Halloween
Officials in the Russian Republic of Karelia attempt to ban Halloween because of its promotion of “satanism and extremism.”
Aug 18, 2011 | Continued