In the freezing winter of 2011, in what was a watershed moment, 100,000 took to Moscow's streets to protest Putin's party sweeping elections amid widespread allegations of corruption. A few months later, Pussy Riot hit headlines around the world when they were arrested following their anti-Putin demo in an Orthodox cathedral. Now, Marc Bennetts takes us straight to the beating heart of the opposition movement, introducing a brave new generation of Russian dissidents. We meet a bustling cast of urban youth, blogging and tweeting to expose the injustices of the regime, and their unlikely allies - from Bolshoi ballerinas to black-clad Bolsheviks. Featuring interviews with Pussy Riot activists and top Kremlin loyalists alike, this vivid and enthralling narrative is the definitive guide to the new Russia. 'Engrossing and authoritative.' Independent on Football Dynamo