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Nadezhda Andreyevna "Nadya" Tolokonnikova (born November 7, 1989 in Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation) is a Russian-born singer-musician, conceptual artist, and political activist (of the Pussy Riot). She is a founding member of the feminist group Pussy Riot, and has a history of political activism with the street art group Voina. On August 17, 2012, she was arrested for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" after a performance in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow and was ultimately sentenced to two years' imprisonment. On December 23, 2013, she was released early alongside fellow Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina under a newly passed amnesty bill dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Russian constitution. While jailed, 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". Russia's Ministry of Justice added Tolokonnikova to its list of "foreign agents" in 2021, and to their international wanted list in 2023. Currently she lives outside Russia, but does not disclose where for safety reasons. Tolokonnikova and Pyotr Verzilov joined the Voina art collective in 2007 and participated in several of their provocative art performances. In February 2008, they were involved in the "Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear!" performance in which couples were filmed engaging in sexual acts in the Timiryazev State Biology Museum in Moscow. The performance was said to be intended as a kind of satire of then President Dmitry Medvedev's call for increased reproduction. She was in the late stages of pregnancy at the time. Since her release from prison, Nadya has released music under the name Pussy Riot. Tolokonnikova has directed many Pussy Riot videos, including "Putin's Ashes", "God Save Abortion", and "Chaika" (with Andrey Fenochka).
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