![]() This is not just a band doing a shtick," Galperina said. "I think the Russian people can tell that they're activists. Galperina views Pussy Riot as activists and performance artists, pointing to their ties with the radical Russian art collective Voina. Early on Friday morning, she will be covering the verdict from the United States, translating Russian statements for the English-speaking public. Marina Galperina, a Russian-born journalist and art editor at Animal New York, has devoted considerable time to writing about Pussy Riot. "I'm older, I'm stronger, I'm in America. “I thought, well, if those girls can do it, I certainly can do it," Zabrisky said. Zabrisky said she was “astonished by the greatness” of the three women, who motivated her to act. “I’ve never organized any political protest in my life,” she said in a phone interview with Wired. ![]() She never considered herself to be particularly politically active - until now. ![]() Zarina Zabrisky, a Russian-born writer living in San Francisco, is organizing a day of action on Friday morning, in front of the San Francisco Russian embassy - one of dozens of protests in support of Pussy Riot happening in cities across the globe. Russian expats who were never politically active before were also motivated by Pussy Riot’s predicament. ![]()
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