Nadya and Masha, the Mick and Keith of what used to be a radical feminist collective, are making a splash in England these days.
According to the headlines in the Guardian, they're in the country to talk politics, prison reform, and punk. And to take lots and lots of selfies.
Unlike Mick and Keith, the gals have not actually sold any music, so there is rampant speculation about exactly what or who is paying their bills. Needless to say, their combination of reflexive anti-Putin hysteria and camera-friendly demeanour has certainly made them plenty of friends in high places in the West. Remember, these are anti-establishment activists who prefer to breakfast at McDonalds, so I don't think the corporate world has much to fear from them.
While there's no question the gals have no use for Putin, there's no telling what they actually stand for. The democratically elected Putin is rocking apparently legit approval ratings of over 80%, so obviously the Pussy Riot formula of manufacturing dissent has been ineffective, and one could speculate whether their pro-democracy bona-fides are as convincing as their anti-Putin bona-fides.
What we know for sure is that these two, who have taken it upon themselves to speak for their former collective, are expert self-promoters who may not stand for anything other than self promotion.
That's so po-mo, ain't it? Warhol would do their portraits in a minute...
At least if it was 1980.
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