"Puxi Wright" - who are they? Feminist punk band "Pusi Wright"

The group "Pusi Wright" appeared in 2011 year. However, world fame was brought to her by the action in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, which was regarded by many Russians as an insult to their religious feelings. Despite this, some stars and human rights activists in the West, as well as in our country, stood up for the protection of the participants of the collective, most likely even without being familiar with the work of the group and their views, broadcast through various actions. So what is the Pusi Wright group, who are its members and what do they see as their mission?

History of the project

The origins of the group's creativity are to be found in the activities of Riot Grrrl, the feminist movement of the 1990s, which has much in common with the punk subculture. At the beginning of the 21st century, it underwent significant changes, and its participants began to organize women's music festivals and provide various kinds of help to girls who found themselves in difficult situations.

In the spring of 2011, several young artists after the discussion about Riot Grrrl decided to create an art project that was close in spirit to this movement, and in November the first non-professional video clip of the group appeared on the network. A few more months passed, and an application was filed with the relevant authorities asking them to register the name Pussy Riot as a trademark. According to the lawyer of the group - Nikolai Polozov - this was done to protect against the use of her name for defamatory purposes.

Pusi Wright translation

Even the name of the group aroused resentment in the conservative mindset of Russian society. After all, the phrase "Pusi Wright" translation from English has several meanings:

• The most intelligent translators believe that it means "velvet" or "tender revolution";
• There is also an opinion that "pusi rayt" is "a rebellion of cats";
• Some prefer to understand under it "rebellion of pussies," while agreeing that the last word in this context is used in a bawdy sense.

In addition, there are several obscene translation options, which are inappropriate to lead in articles intended for posting on serious resources.

Principles of project operation

When it comes to the next action "Puxi Wright", who is it specifically, it is almost impossible to say. The fact is that the project does not assume the presence of a permanent membership of the participants, and the girls try to keep their names secret. With this is the choice, if I may say so, of stage costumes, part of which is invariably a bright color balaclava, completely covering the face and head. Girls refer to each other by pseudonyms, which they sometimes change in order to confuse others. Participants of Pusi Wright organize their performances in various crowded places so that their audience becomes as many people as possible, and also with the aim of "breaking the public's notions about the role of musicians in the modern world."

What is known about the composition of the collective

The aliases of the members of the group, which became public, sound like: Balaklava, Squirrel, Vozhzh, Blondi, Sparrow, Manko, Garadzha Matveyeva, Cat, Pohlebka, Serafima, Puck, Terminator, Tyurya, Hat and Schumacher. As the journalists of Pusi Wright told journalists (who it was specifically, it is difficult to say), other girls can support the idea at any time, supporting ideas that they broadcast to the world through their songs.

"Punk-moleben" of the year 2012

Until 2012 in our country, and even more so in the world, very few people knew about the feminist group Pusi Wright. Who is this, many wanted to find out only after the so-called punk-moleben. His group organized on February 21 at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. As it turned out, the group "Pusi Wright" in the church acted, or at least tried to speak, and earlier. In particular, on February 19 the participants of the group tried to organize an action in the Epiphany Cathedral in the town of Elokhov. To call it differently than hooligan, both actions are impossible, since there are plenty of places in the country where one can express his political views. One can not but agree with the fact that no other religion would be so tolerant of such hooliganism as Orthodoxy. But this should not mean that one can so disrespectfully treat the feelings of a significant part of citizens of Russia who consider themselves Christians.

During both actions, a video was filmed, the results of which were then mounted in a two-minute video posted on the network.

Trial of group members

In general, in the world of punk bands quite often became disturbers of public peace. They were also often brought to administrative responsibility. However, the trial, or the so-called "case of Pusi Wright" (who knew this only until 2012 knew only a few), had an unprecedented public response, warmed up, including from abroad.

In early March 2012, two participants of the project were arrested: N. Tolokonnikov and M. Alekhine, and two weeks later - E. Samutsevich. Independent public opinion polls showed that the majority of citizens of our country at that time believed that the members of the group were worthy of punishment, but only 16% of respondents wanted to be detained. The verdict to the girls was made in August 2012. He was quite harsh, since he expected to stay in the colony of the general regime for two years, and this despite a number of mitigating circumstances. In particular, many human rights activists pointed out that it should be taken into account that the girls at that time had young children. As a result of consideration of the complaint against the verdict, the court replaced the real punishment for Samutsevich on a conditional one, but left in force the penalty for the other two members of the punk group.

Prison in prison and activities after release

While in the women's colony, members of Pusi Wright decided to take up the protection of prisoners' rights in Russian prisons. They reported this after their release as a result of an amnesty announced by the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the current Russian Constitution. His joint project N. Tolokonnikov and M. Alekhin decided to call the "Zone of Law", and in one of the interviews they noted that he was much more interested in them than punk-molebns.

Songs

As for the creation of the group, it is, in the opinion of critics, from the musical point of view is of no special interest. The most famous songs of Pusi Wright are "Virgin, Putin drive!", "Kropotkin-vodka" and "Putin will teach you how to love your motherland." The last song was performed several times by the band members during the Olympic Games in Sochi. These actions provoked a negative reaction from representatives of the IOC, who said that such important sporting events can not be turned into a platform for expressing political protests. By the way, during one of these speeches, the Cossacks who patrolled the streets of the city together with representatives of the police attacked the girls in balaclava with batons and whips. They were indignant at the fact that the participants of Pusi Wright tried to overshadow the most important sporting event, which Russia had been waiting for since the 1980 Olympics.

Where now "Puxi Wright"

Quite recently, after some lull, new information about the activities of this group appeared in the domestic and foreign press. In particular, it became known that the girls shot a video in English called I Can not Breathe. It is dedicated to the death of an African American who was strangled by police during detention in the summer of 2014. The title of the song is translated as "I can not breathe" and in the video N. Tolokonnikov and M. Alekhin, clad in the uniform of Russian riot police, are buried alive, falling asleep with earth. In addition, as early as in 2014, the group members created the Media Zone website, dedicated to the protest movement in the country and freedom of speech. Thus, it can be stated that the girls have become more serious, and their shares will be less outrageous in nature.

Now you know some information about Pusi Wright (who it is, what they do and how they became known), and you can decide how to treat their shares.