Propaganda wins Pussy Riot

Most Russians consider the action of Pussy Riot punk group in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior by hooliganism and sacrilege. The number of opponents of girls who will be imprisoned for two years has grown.

The VTsIOM survey was carried out on August 25-26 -after the completion of the trial , as a result of which Pussy Riot participants-Maria Alekhina, Ekaterina Samutsevich and Nadezhda Tolokonnikov were found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison in a general regime colony.

The result of a survey of Russians in August differs from the study of opinions, which was carried out in April. For example, four months ago, 4% of respondents said that they consider punk-graben "extremism, incitement of enmity and hostility to Orthodox believers and clergy." Today, 7% of Russians have this opinion. According to the survey in August, 34% of Russians are considered by the members of the Pussy Riot group by hooligans, 24% called the action "sacrilege". In April, the "hooligan" act of Pussy Riot was called 46% of respondents, and 21% - 21%. Previously, the punk molebne saw a political subtext of 13% of respondents, now-11%. More and more Russians - 15% - believe that the girls conducted the action to become famous, in April 10% of respondents thought so.

Those who consider the Pussy Riot action, after the process, there are few less - their number decreased from 13% in April to 11% in August. But by 5 percent there were more those who are sure that the main goal of the group members was the desire to become famous. Now this opinion is expressed by 15% of respondents - against 10% in April. Meanwhile, 15% of Russians still do not know anything about Pussy Riot.

Pussy Riot arranged an action in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on February 21, 2012. The girls went to the altar and performed a "punk-ground" under the name "Theotokos, Putin Drive." Later, three participants in the punk group-Maria Alekhina, Ekaterina Samutsevich and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova-were detained. On August 17, the Khamovnican Court of Moscow found the participants in the Pussy Riot punk group guilty under part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code ("Hooliganism"). Alekhin, Samutsevich and Tolokonnikov were sentenced to two years in a general regime colony.

As for Pussy Riot, politicians, actors, musicians, writers and public organizations spoke . PublicPost has collected the most vivid statements in infographics .

After speaking with the "punk-ground" in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior for girls from the feminist group Pussy Riot, a real hunt began. The Orthodox community requires an “inevitable punishment” for them, civil activists go to single pickets in their defense.