Russian Artist Pyotr Pavlensky Walks Free

June 11th, 2016

Pyotr Pavlensky, the Russian artist who set fire to the doors of Russia’s Federal Security Service headquarters, has walked free, subject only to a fine for the damage, which he refuses to pay.“It does not matter how the trial ended,” he said. “What is important is that we were able to unmask, uncover the truth: the government is founded on the methods of terror.”

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