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Russia Remains Divided on the Pussy Riot Case

Jul 11th, 2012

Russia Remains Divided on the Pussy Riot Case

Despite 70 years of atheist Communist rule, Russia remains a deeply conservative society with traditional Christian values. Pussy Riot’s “punk rock prayer” was not received well by most Russians. But the way state and church officials handled the punishment did not go over well either.