Being a subversive artist in a country where free speech is protected can be risky enough when the people who don’t like what you have to say make their displeasure known in dangerous ways. But being a subversive artist in a country where your work can land you in a forced labor camp for years takes a certain level of commitment. Nadya Tolokonnikova, author of Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism, explains what it’s like to be a perpetual thorn in Vladimir Putin’s side as an actionist activist in 21st century Russia. Listen, learn, and enjoy! ✍️ Full show notes and worksheets for this episode: https://jordanharbinger.com/118 What We Discuss with Nadya Tolokonnikova: ✊ The roots of Nadya’s distrust of authority — and why she became a headstrong activist against it at an age when many Americans are only beginning to discover themselves. ✊ What Pussy Riot’s protest art aims to accomplish by openly defying such authority. ✊ What life in a Russian prison labor camp is really like and how Nadya and her bandmates survived their sentence for “hooliganism” there. ✊ How today’s young people are making contributions to their communities in ways undreamt of just a generation ago (and often pulling bigger paychecks than their parents). ✊ The potential perils of shoplifting to survive for eight years and creating DIY music in a corrupt police state without a stunt double. ✊ And much more… 📖 Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism now available here: https://geni.us/fB4Y5Zd Never miss a single incredible insight! Subscribe to The Jordan Harbinger Show here: http://www.youtube.com/THEJORDANHARBINGERSHOW?sub_confirmation=1 Welcome to The Jordan Harbinger Show, a video podcast where each week you get to join a conversation with some of the world’s highest performers and incredible personalities. I’ll ask them the tough questions to tease out their top tips so that you can reach levels of personal growth and mastery that you never imagined possible. Subscribe to the podcast: http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe Learn more about Jordan: http://jordanharbinger.com/about