The punk rock band "Pussy Riot" remains a voice of dissent in Russia, even though some of its members are in prison or in hiding. Lesley Stahl reports.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich...
...and their several anonymous members.
"amateur, provocative and obscene" — Associated Press
"Why the Pussy Riot Story is Important" — 60 Minutes Overtime
"Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist punk-rock collective based in Moscow. Founded in August 2011, it has a variable membership of approximately 11 women ranging in age..20 to 33...who wear brightly colored balaclavas and use only nicknames during interviews. They stage unauthorized provocative guerrilla performances in unusual public locations, which are edited into music videos and posted on the Internet. Their lyrical themes include feminism, LGBT rights, opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom they regard as a dictator, and links between the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church and Putin." — Wikipedia
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