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Pussy Riot: Trial Showed Putin's 'True Face'

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova gives interview, says revolution is still the goal

By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 2, 2012 12:16 PM CDT

(Newser) – Nadezhda Tolokonnikova may be cooling her heels in a Russian prison for the next two years, but the member of Pussy Riot is still bashing Vladimir Putin and says she has no regrets, if only because "the trial against us was important because it showed the true face of Putin's system." Tolokonnikova gave an interview to Der Spiegel via questions her lawyer carried to her in prison, notes the AP. She called the verdict "Putin's personal revenge," and said the band's main objective is "a revolution in Russia."

Feminist punk group Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova sits at a glass cage at a court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012.
Feminist punk group Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova sits at a glass cage at a court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012.   (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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COMMENTS
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lvan
Sep 4, 2012 2:56 PM CDT
Crime and punishment. Majority of Russians think they got off easy. Only western feminist sheep has a problem with Russian justice system because they don't favor women. STFU and take care of your own shit.
JimW
Sep 2, 2012 8:00 PM CDT
He has no honor.
AnonymousCommenter
Sep 2, 2012 7:53 PM CDT
To all of those mentioning that Putin is a former head of the KGB.  Have you forgotten that George H. W. Bush was the head of the CIA?  Not really much difference there IMO.  I want someone to ask Romney about this.  It will be fun to either hear him say Pussy Riot, or to hear him evade saying it.  Either way, it will be entertaining.
 

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