The grave cost of protest in Russia: A Pussy Riot member shares her story

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Pussy Riot's Masha Alyokhina, 27, who was convicted of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred,” opens up to Mashable about what life is like in Moscow for those who oppose President Vladimir Putin, especially in the post-Boris Nemtsov era. Nemtsov, who was a staunch critic of Putin, was murdered on Feb. 27, 2015, as he walked with his girlfriend across a bridge to his home.

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