{"id":9685,"date":"2012-02-06T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.badreputation.org.uk\/?p=9685"},"modified":"2012-02-06T09:00:03","modified_gmt":"2012-02-06T09:00:03","slug":"revolting-women-slight-return-russias-pussy-riot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badreputation.org.uk\/2012\/02\/06\/revolting-women-slight-return-russias-pussy-riot\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolting Women, slight return: Russia’s Pussy Riot"},"content":{"rendered":"

They decline to reveal the smallest details, aiming to maintain total secrecy. They will say only that most of the band members met at the small protests held by Russia\u2019s once-feeble opposition, from monthly illegal demonstrations calling for the right to assembly to banned gay pride marches. Their average age is 25. They are hardcore feminists. Most studied the humanities in university. They won\u2019t detail their day jobs.
\n– Guardian<\/strong>, 2nd February 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pussy Riot<\/strong><\/a>, like the Sex Pistols, have a name designed to make headlines, and a bit more political substance to back up the sensationalism. Formed in Moscow last September, this offshoot of Russia\u2019s complex and fractured political scene has come to prominence in the UK media in the context of protests<\/a> against political corruption which have been gaining in volume and intensity after parliamentary elections last December. In mid-January, one of the collective\u2019s impromptu guerrilla gigs, taking place on Red Square opposite the Kremlin, ended with its members detained by police<\/a>.<\/p>\n