I saw the magnificent Pussy Riot last night. If only the world had listened to what they were saying a decade ago | Zoe Williams

by Zoe Williams

For years the world saw Putin as almost a figure of fun " while in Russia he was already meting out brutality to dissidents and LGBTQ+ activists Last night I saw Pussy Riot, on the London leg of their Riot Days European tour to raise money for a children's hospital in Ukraine. Their producer, Alexander Cheparukhin, came on stage to introduce them. I guess he was about my age, I couldn't be precise because I didn't ha…