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31 Dec 2011, 16:53
Codename Koza
According to one potted history lesson given by a former Russian (female) colleague, Russian young men were sent to war and died in world war one, in the civil war, in world war two and in the purges, where the bright (mainly male) stars of the intellectual scene were disposed of. Add to this the poor life expectancy for men, who on average die at least twelve years younger than women at 63, and Russia still has a predominately female population who are beginning to make their mark on the country. These are the ‘rossianki’ to watch. Natalia Sokol, aka Koza, is one of the core members of Russian guerrilla art group Voina, most famous for painting an illuminated phallus on a drawbridge in St Petersburg, and is often pictured with the group’s youngest activist, two-year-old Kasper Source: http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/images/689/russian-women-activists-journalists-students/
These were the activists, philosophers, artists and citizens whom we met each month of this year across our pan-European citizen media landscape, from Egypt to Russia - follow the links to re-read the articles. Happy holidays! We first meet Voina, Moscow-based self-styled ‘street art gang’ formed in 2005, in October. Source: http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/images/699/cafebabel-personalities-babelians-2011/ |
