23. What Pussy Riot meant for protest culture — While feminist punk-rock may have had its heyday in the '90s in the United States, the same sort of sentiment is brewing all around the world. Art, music, and protest collective, Pussy Riot, staged an illegal performance at Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Calling upon the Riot Grrrl legacy to protest Putin's administration, the women of Pussy Riot were arrested and prosecuted, and ultimately ignited a global conversation around freedom of expression, music's role in protest culture, and what happens to women who step on the toes of patriarchy.

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