Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
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Tolokonnikova in May 2014
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| Native name | Надежда Андреевна Толоконникова |
| Born |
Nadezhda Andreyevna Tolokonnikova November 7, 1989 Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Residence | California |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Other names | Nadya Tolokno (Надя Толокно) |
| Education | Moscow State University |
| Occupation | Student, Political Activist, Performance Artist |
| Years active | 2008 to present |
| Organization | Voina, Pussy Riot |
| Known for | Provocative political protests; imprisonment for hooliganism |
| Criminal charge | Hooliganism motivated by religious hatred |
| Criminal penalty | 2 years imprisonment |
| Criminal status | convicted on August 17, 2012, released under amnesty on December 23, 2013 |
| Spouse(s) | Pyotr Verzilov |
| Children | Gera (b. 2008) |
| Awards |
LennonOno Grant for Peace Hannah Arendt Prize (shared with fellow band-mate Maria Alyokhina) |
| Website | pussy-riot |
Nadezhda Andreyevna Tolokonnikova (Russian: Наде́жда Андре́евна Толоко́нникова; born November 7, 1989), nicknamed "Nadya Tolokno" (Надя Толокно), is a Russian conceptual artist and political activist. She is a member of the anti-Putinistpunk rock group Pussy Riot, and has a history of political activism with the controversial street art group Voina. On August 17, 2012, she was convicted of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" after a performance in Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. On December 23, 2013, she was released early with another Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina under a newly passed amnesty bill dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Russian constitution.
Tolokonnikova was recognized as a political prisoner by the Russian human rights group "Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners".Amnesty International named her a prisoner of conscience due to "the severity of the response of the Russian authorities".
Tolokonnikova was born on November 7, 1989 in Norilsk, a heavily polluted extreme-weather industrial city in the Russian Arctic. In her late school years, she was active in amateur modern literature and art projects, organized by the .
In 2007, Tolokonnikova enrolled in the philosophy department of the Moscow State University. She since married Pyotr Verzilov and gave birth to daughter Gera in 2008. She has Canadian permanent resident status and her husband is a dual citizen of Canada and Russia.
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