Free Pussy Riot
By
Shawn
Barron
Friday while driving to work, the radio
announced that the heatwave hitting the Midwest will soon end. As it moves onto
hit the Mid-Atlantic and northeast, oh what fun! Here it is 105(38 celsius),
right now in Moscow however the weather is a calm and nice 75 degrees, while
most Muscovites would enjoy the weather, the members of Pussy Riot are not so
lucky. Who is Pussy Riot you ask? Well they are an all female punk band that is
strongly against Vladimir Putin, former KGB offcial and Russia’s current
dictat… I mean president.
Throughout 2011 and early 2012 Pussy Riot was known for giving flash mob
style concerts throughout Moscow. Decked out on Balaclavas members of the group
would storm a public venue in Moscow and bleat out their songs till police or
bystanders broke it up.
This song roughly translates to “Burn Putin’s
Glory,” not too bad if you ask me. On February 21st of this year the
members decided to launch a similar stunt to perform their song “Blessed
Mother, Deliver us from Putin.” They didn’t get very far, and were stopped
after about a minute.
The
video above is actually edited together with a pre-recorded track put over it.
For this stunt two of the band’s members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda
Tolokonnikova were arrested, they have been accused on hooliganism and
insulting religion, which means they could face up to seven years in jail.
How
is this possible, you might ask? Well two men, Vladimir Putin and Patriarch
Kiril, have helped to make it so. Putin has been ruling Russia more or less
unopposed for the past 12 years, and funneling money out of it for some time.
According a recent Al-Jazeera documentary Putin’s watches alone are worth more
than his annual salary. Never a fan of criticism, Putin has allied himself with the Orthodox Church, and its
rather corrupt leader Patriarch Kirill. The Patriarch has been accused of
hiding money as well as possessing enormous property holdings outside of Russia.
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A dangerous Russian criminal! |
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One of her villainous co-conspirators! |
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After being photographed wearing a 30K watch the Patriarch's people airbrushed out the watch, but not it's reflection. |
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Truly only a traitorous monster would want to criticize this man! |
According to a later news broadcast by a network loyal to Putin, the audience was actual booing the American fighter who had just lost. It’s unlikely that Putin will grant a last minute pardon to the members of Pussy Riot, meaning that they very well could serve their full term. So until major changes happen in Russia free Pussy Riot and maybe we can all experience a day of Россия без Путина(Russia without Putin)!
07/08/12
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