On the day of the verdict in the Pussy Riot trial, Russian embassies worldwide are seeing demonstrations in support of the incriminated punk band members. The Red Army [1] Monument in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia, has joined in: a picture [2] of it with some of the soldiers wearing Pussy Riot-styled hats has spread on social networks this morning. The Macedonian outlet think.mk publishes a short post [3] [mk] comparing this political art expression with the previous one [4], when the soldiers were painted as comics characters.
Bulgaria: The Red Army Supports Pussy Riot
· Written by Rayna St.
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Bulgaria, Russia, Freedom of Speech, Humor, Ideas, Law, Politics, Protest