Nadya Tolokonnikova: Putin’s Ashes: Transforming Political Rage Into Activism
Nadya Tolokonnikova: Putin’s Ashes: Transforming Political Rage Into Activism
In 2012, artist Nadya Tolokonnikova gained global recognition when she was sentenced to two years in prison for performing “Punk Prayer,” an anti-Putin performance piece she and conspirators staged inside a cathedral in Moscow. She started a hunger strike protesting the conditions in which she was being held and was ultimately sent to a Siberian …