PussyRiot-Russian feminist protest punk

Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist protest punk rockgroup based in Moscow.

Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist protest punk rock

group based in Moscow. Founded in August 2011, it

had a variable membership of approximately 11

women ranging in age from about 20 to 33 (as of

2012).The group staged unauthorized provocative

guerrilla performances in public places, performances

that were filmed as music videos and posted on the

Internet. The collective's lyrical themes included

feminism, LGBT rights, and opposition to Russian

President Vladimir Putin, whom the group considered

to be a dictator, and his policies.These themes also

encompassed Putin's links to the leadership of the

Russian Orthodox Church.

The group gained global notoriety