Overview

"The heroic story of Pussy Riot, who resurrected the power of truth in a society built on lies On February 21, 2012, five young women entered the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. In neon-colored dresses, tights, and balaclavas, they performed a ""punk prayer"" beseeching the ""Mother of God"" to ""get rid of Putin."" They were quickly shut down by security, and in the weeks and months that followed, three of the women were arrested and tried, and two were sentenced to a remote prison colony. But the incident captured international headlines, and footage of it went viral. People across the globe recognized not only a fierce act of political confrontation but also an inspired work of art that, in a time and place saturated with lies, found a new way to speak the truth. Masha Gessen's riveting account tells how such a phenomenon came about. Drawing on her exclusive, extensive access to the members of Pussy Riot and their families and associates, she reconstructs the fascinating personal journeys that transformed a group of young women into artists with a shared vision, gave them the courage and imagination to express it unforgettably, and endowed them with the strength to endure the devastating loneliness and isolation that have been the price of their triumph."

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Illuminating...[A] revelatory introduction to the story. -- Kirkus Reviews Pussy Riot is a global cause celebre, and now Gessen-prickly, frank, precise, and sharply witty-provides the first in-depth look at this story-in-progress. -- Booklist (starred review) Urgent...damning...Much here will be new to the American reader. All of it is infuriating. -- New York Times

Pussy Riot is a global cause celebre, and now Gessen-prickly, frank, precise, and sharply witty-provides the first in-depth look at this story-in-progress. -- Booklist (starred review) Illuminating...[A] revelatory introduction to the story. -- Kirkus Reviews Urgent...damning...Much here will be new to the American reader. All of it is infuriating. -- New York Times

Urgent...damning...Much here will be new to the American reader. All of it is infuriating. -- New York Times Illuminating...[A] revelatory introduction to the story. -- Kirkus Reviews Pussy Riot is a global cause celebre, and now Gessen-prickly, frank, precise, and sharply witty-provides the first in-depth look at this story-in-progress. -- Booklist (starred review)

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"Masha Gessen is a Russian American journalist who is the author of several books, including the national bestseller The Man without a Face. Her work has appeared in Vanity Fair, the New York Times, Newsweek, Slate, and many other publications, and has received numerous awards, most recently the 2013 Media for Liberty Award. Carrington MacDuffie is a recording artist and spoken-word performer whose voice acting has been featured in several independent films. Following a lengthy run with a New York vaudeville revue, she spent many years singing, writing, and producing multimedia performances with her seven-piece pop band. Her one-woman spoken-word show, On the Dreaming Earth, has been staged at various venues in Los Angeles and the Pacific Northwest. MacDuffie has received several of AudioFile's Earphones awards, and KLIATT says, ""MacDuffie's reading is amazing."""

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