What Nadya Tolokonnikova has said about Pussy Riot punk prayer at Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 2, 2026

Nadya Tolokonnikova, Russian artist, activist and founding member of the feminist punk group Pussy Riot, heard via her 2023 TED Talk, has been quoted on Pussy Riot punk prayer at Cathedral of Christ the Saviour once in 1 episode of TED Radio Hour, most recently on October 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Tolokonnikova says the cathedral performance was a response to Putin's announcement that he intended to rule Russia indefinitely.

    “We did it in response to Putin's announcement that he wants to rule Russia pretty much indefinitely”

    TED Radio Hour: The women missing from music (Oct 2, 2026) · Listen from 42:30

Episodes

  • The women missing from music

    TED Radio Hour · Oct 2, 2026 · 50 min

    Manoush Zomorodi talks with soprano Gabriella Di Laccio about forgotten women composers and AI, then airs Nadya Tolokonnikova's TED Talk on Pussy Riot's resistance.

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