The name itself sounds controversial, whether you're from Russia or the U.S.
The all-girl Russian punk rock group catapulted into the worldwide spotlight in 2012 after shooting a video in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
The video, "Punk Prayer: Mother of God, Chase Putin Away!" (see included video), was a protest directed at the Orthodox Church leader's support for Vladimir Putin during his election campaign.
Putin wasn't very happy.
Three bandmembers were arrested and charged with hooliganism and subsequently sentenced to two years imprisonment.
This month’s Theory & Philosophy reading group at Old Capitol Books in Monterey (7pm Thursday, April 23), will highlight struggles against solitary confinement through the writing of one of the group's members, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who spent time in solitary during her time in a Russian prison.
You don't get much more punk rock than that.
The free reading will feature Tolokonnikova's exchange with Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek, written in prison.
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