Author(s): Marc Bennetts

European

In the freezing winter of 2011, in what was a watershed moment, 100,000 took to Moscow's streets to protest Putin's party sweeping elections amid widespread allegations of corruption. A few months later, Pussy Riot hit headlines around the world when they were arrested following their anti-Putin demo in an Orthodox cathedral. Now, Marc Bennetts takes us straight to the beating heart of the opposition movement, introducing a brave new generation of Russian dissidents. We meet a bustling cast of urban youth, blogging and tweeting to expose the injustices of the regime, and their unlikely allies - from Bolshoi ballerinas to black-clad Bolsheviks. Featuring interviews with Pussy Riot activists and top Kremlin loyalists alike, this vivid and enthralling narrative is the definitive guide to the new Russia.