This book examines the protest movements in Russia. It discusses the artistic traditions from which the movements arose, explores the media through which the protesters have expressed themselves, and considers the outcome of the movements, including the new forms of nationalism, intellectualism and feminism put forward.

Introduction: genres and genders of protest in Russia's petrostateAlexander EtkindPart I: Origins and traditions of protest1. Fathers, sons, and grandsons: generational changes and political trajectory of Russia, 1989–2012Vladimir Gel'man2. Dissidents reloaded? Anti-Putin activists and the Soviet legacyValentina Parisi3. Why ‘two Russias’ are less than ‘United Russia’: cultural distinctions and political similarities: dialectics of defeatIlya Kalinin4. Are copycats subversive? Strategy-31, the Russian Runs, the Immortal Regiment and the transformative potential of non-hierarchical movementsMischa Gabowitsch5. Political consumerism in Russia after 2011Olga Gurova 6. Even the toys are demanding free elections: humour and the politics of creative protest in Russia Jennifer G. MathersPart II: Artistic and performative forms of protest 7. Biopolitics, believers, bodily protests: the case of Pussy RiotAlexandra Yatsyk8. Hysteria or enjoyment? Recent Russian actionismJonathan Brooks Platt9. Bleep and ***: speechless protestBirgit Beumers10. On the (im)possibility of a third opinionKristina Norman11. Performing poetry and protest in the age of digital reproductionMarijeta Bozovic12. When satire does not subvert: Citizen Poet as nostalgiaSanna Turoma