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Pyotr Verzilov is a Russian-Canadian artist and activist who came to wider prominence as the unofficial spokesperson of the band Pussy Riot when they were arrested and jailed by the Russian state in 2012.

Education

He returned to Russia to complete his school education, then studied philosophy at Moscow State University.

Career

Verzilov is married to Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova.

Born in Moscow, Verzilov lived in Canada as a boy, attending school in Toronto between 1999 and 2003. "I always saw my future in Russia.

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I am inspired by the Russian language, the Russian reality," he later told the Toronto Star. However, because of his residency Verzilov obtained a Canadian passport and residency rights.

Verzilov met Nadezhda Tolokonnikova at university.

They both became well known for outrageous art performances as part of the performance art group Voina Biography of Pyotr Verzilov JIHY