Nr. 122: Pussy Riot

Autor(en): Caroline van Galle, Thomas Bremer
Herausgeber: Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Serie: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Ausgabe: 122
Verlag(e): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publikationsjahr: 2013

This edition considers the infamous trail of the punk band Pussy Riot. The band members were on trial for their protest performance in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow on 21 February 2012, which criticized the relationship between the Russian Orthodox Church and the state. Caroline von Gall assess the trial from a legal perspective, arguing that it showcased well-known deficiencies within the Russian criminal justice system: namely that it gives short shrift to the Russian Constitution, the European Convention on Human Rights, and the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights in the interpretation of relevant legal norms. Thomas Bremer analyses the reaction of the Russian Orthodox Church. He suggests that the Churchs call for strict punishment reflects its perception that Russian Orthodoxy -like Christianity in general-is being persecuted, and thus that the state should act to protect it. Bremer adds that this pre-modern conception of societal unity and diversity will hardly be viable over the longer term in its current form.

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