Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot

by Masha Gessen

Paperback, 2014

Status

Checked out

Publication

Riverhead Books (2014), Edition: First Edition, 320 pages

Description

Drawing on access to the band's members and their families and associates, recreates the feminist punk activists' fierce act of political confrontation in Moscow, which made national headlines as they were punished for their act of defiance.

User reviews

LibraryThing member PennyAnne
Fascinating! The story of three members of Pussy Riot - who they are, where they came from, what they were trying to achieve, why they were perceived as a threat to the powers that be. It's not always clear where the author is sourcing her information or why she seems uninterested in the other
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members of the group but this book is a very interesting insight into Pussy Riot in particular and Russian culture and politics in general.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

320 p.; 5.48 inches

ISBN

1594632197 / 9781594632198
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