Pussy Riot: Speaking Punk to Power by Eliot Borenstein book prize shortlist and a beautiful cautionary tale

and a beautiful cautionary tale

Moscow has the largest Muslim population of any city in Europe

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The Generals had to fight the Taliban and absorb the complex politics of Washington

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Pussy Riot: Speaking Punk to Power by Eliot Borenstein book prize shortlist and a beautiful cautionary taleBoth more and less than a band, Pussy Riot is continually misunderstood by the Western media. This book sets the record straight. After their scandalous performance of an anti Putin protest song in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and the imprisonment of two of its members, the punk feminist art collective known as Pussy Riot became an international phenomenon. But, what, exactly, is Pussy Riot, and what are they trying to achieve? The award