Ekaterina Stanislavovna Samucevich

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Ekaterina Samuzewitsch during the trial in Moscow (2012)

Yekaterina Stanislawowna Samuzewitsch ( Russian Екатери́на Станисла́вовна Самуце́вич ; born August 9, 1982 in Moscow , Soviet Union ) is a Russian political activist and performance artist . She gained international fame as a member of Pussy Riot .

Life

Ekaterina Samuzewitsch was born in Moscow. After graduating as a computer scientist from the Rodchenko School of Photography and Multimedia in Moscow ( Московская школа фотографии и мультимедиа имени Родченко ) she worked for two years as a programmer at the armaments company Morinatforms.

Artist collective Woina

After enrolling in a photography school, she joined the Voina artist collective , like Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, in 2007 . Among other things, she took part in the action in which she and Tolokonnikova and other activists overpowered policewomen on duty and forced them to kiss.

Pussy Riot

In the run-up to the Russian presidential election in 2012 , she took part in performance actions critical of Putin as an active member of Pussy Riot . The group attracted worldwide attention with the so-called “punk prayer” against the Russian patriarch Kyrill I and Vladimir Putin on February 21, 2012 in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.

Arrest and conviction

As a result of this action, Samuzewitsch was taken into custody along with Marija Aljochina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova . The three activists were charged with gross violation of public order ( hooliganism ) under Section 213 of the Russian Criminal Code. In July 2012, the investigation was ended and charges were brought. On August 17, 2012, the three activists were convicted of "hooliganism out of religious hatred", but on August 27, 2012 they appealed to no avail. Samuzevich stated in her closing statement:

“Normally, the defendant is expected to show repentance, regret the act or enumerate extenuating circumstances in the closing words. This is absolutely unnecessary for me and my colleagues. […] Once again, Russia looks different in the eyes of the world community than Vladimir Putin would like to portray it in his daily international encounters. All of the steps he promised on the way to the rule of law have obviously not been taken. "

Despite persistent solidarity rallies after the arrest and conviction, the majority of the Russian public saw the appearance of Pussy Riot in the Church of Christ the Redeemer negatively and the court verdict was largely positive.

Appeal process and release

In contrast to the unsuccessful appeal proceedings of Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova, Samuzevich's sentence was changed to a two-year suspended sentence by the Moscow Criminal Court on October 10, 2012. She was represented by a new lawyer, Irina Chrunova, who requested the court to deal with her client's case separately. Khrunova argued that Samuzevich could not have participated in "the acts that were labeled hooliganism" because the security forces removed her from the church before the "punk prayer" was performed. "Although I am absolutely in solidarity with my band colleagues, I think that I can only be held responsible for deeds that I have actually committed," said Samusevich after her release.

Others

The preparations for the “punk prayer” and the trial were documented in the Russian-American documentary Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer and the Russian independent production Pussy vs. Putin as well as in the feature film The Moscow Trials , in which she also appeared as an actress.

Web links

Commons : Yekaterina Samuzewitsch  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Elena Vlasenko: Pussy Riot father: "Putin is a symbol of a sick system" . uncut.org. September 7th, 2012. Archived from the original on November 29th, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 25, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / uncut.indexoncensorship.org
  2. ↑ Miriam Elder: Pussy Riot profile: Yekaterina Samutsevich: Art lover Yekaterina Samutsevich, 29, warns of government campaign to instil fear among Russians with 'opposition' views . The Guardian . August 8, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ Kerstin Holm: The art collective Woina: True art means war . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . January 19, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  4. ↑ Miriam Elder: Radical Russian art group shows love for the police . globalpost.com. March 1, 2011. Accessed December 25.
  5. ^ Bettina Sengling: Icons of Protest . In: Stern 35/2012.
  6. ↑ Bodo Mrozek : Suppressed Protest in Russia: Short Trial with these bums . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. August 23, 2012. Accessed December 25.
  7. ↑ Pussy riot punk women appeal . Spiegel Online . August 27, 2012. Retrieved December 25th.
  8. Jump up ↑ No Regrets - from Pussy Riot's closing arguments . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. August 19, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  9. ↑ Mark Adomanis: What Do Russians Think About "Pussy Riot?" The Answer Might Surprise You . Forbes Magazine . July 12, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  10. ^ Benjamin Bidder: Pussy Riot Appeal: Arbitrariness in the second instance . Spiegel Online . October 10, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  11. ↑ Stephan Blaack: Jekaterina Samuzewitsch free: "Pussy Riot" singer "happy and disappointed" . tagesschau.de. October 10, 2012. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved on December 25, 2013.
  12. ↑ realfictionfilme.de: The Moscow Trials . July 13, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Samuzewitsch, Ekaterina Stanislavovna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Самуцевич, Екатерина Станиславовна (Russian); Samuzevich, Yekaterina Stanislavovna (full name); Samutsevich, Yekaterina Stanislavovna (English transcription); Katja (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian artist and activist
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow , Soviet Union