Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Quotes


We are the rebels asking for the storm, and believing that truth is only to be found in an endless search. If the 'World Spirit' touches you, do not expect that it will be painless.


Citations

Tolokonnikova, Nadezhda. "Pussy Riot Closing Statements." n+1, n+1 Foundation, 13 Aug. 2012.

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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
  • Born: November 7, 1989
  • Nationality: Russian
  • Profession: Student, Political Activist, Performance Artist

Nadezhda Andreyevna Tolokonnikova, nicknamed "Nadya Tolokno" (Надя Толокно), is a Russian conceptual artist and political activist. She was a member of the anarchist feminist group Pussy Riot, and has a history of political activism with the controversial street art group Voina. On August 17, 2012, she was convicted of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" after a performance in Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. On December 23, 2013, she was released early with another Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina under a newly passed amnesty bill dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Russian constitution.