A year ago, much of the world's eyes were on a Moscow courtroom where three young women were on trial for a two-minute act of defiance in the Russian capital's main Orthodox cathedral.
The Pussy Riot case exposed deep divisions in Russian society -- divisions the Kremlin was eager to exploit for its own purposes.
In the latest "Power Vertical Podcast," we discuss the implications of the cultural war and countercultural insurgency that has raged since the verdict.
Joining me is co-host Kirill Kobrin of RFE/RL's Russian Service, a contributor to the online magazine Polit.ru, and Sean Guillory of the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies, author of Sean's Russia Blog.
Enjoy...
Listen to or download the podcast above or subscribe to "The Power Vertical Podcast" on iTunes.
The Pussy Riot case exposed deep divisions in Russian society -- divisions the Kremlin was eager to exploit for its own purposes.
In the latest "Power Vertical Podcast," we discuss the implications of the cultural war and countercultural insurgency that has raged since the verdict.
Joining me is co-host Kirill Kobrin of RFE/RL's Russian Service, a contributor to the online magazine Polit.ru, and Sean Guillory of the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies, author of Sean's Russia Blog.
Enjoy...
Listen to or download the podcast above or subscribe to "The Power Vertical Podcast" on iTunes.
