Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

Overview

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova born Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 7, 1989. Member of punk protest collective Pussy Riot. Performed anti-Putin protest at Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow, 2012; arrested and sentenced to 2-year prison term. Opposed invasion of Crimea, 2014. Received Hannah Arendt Prize, 2014.

Quotations

“Our goal was political protest in artistic form. There was no hate, not a drop." (Rolling Stone, Aug. 7, 2012)

“Don’t believe it when they say that we are few, that we are weak. Together we will change this country.” (Peace and Freedom, March 10, 2014; photo huffingtonpost.com)