Feminism in Russia as well as income inequality and a greater burden of household work. In spite of this, the concern with feminism waned during this period. After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, feminist circles arose among the intelligentsia, though the term continues to carry negative connotations among contemporary Russians. In the 21st century some Russian feminists, such as the punk-rock band Pussy Riot, have again aligned themselves with revolutionary anti-government movements, as in the 2012 demonstrations against President Vladimir Putin, which led to a lawyer representing the Russian Orthodox Church calling feminism a "mortal sin". Russian feminism originated in
Munich speech of Vladimir Putin Munich speech of Vladimir Putin The Munich speech of Vladimir Putin is the name given to a speech by Russian leader Vladimir Putin given in Germany on 10 February 2007 at Munich Security Conference. Putin used the speech to express significant points of the future direction of politics as it would be directed in Russia by himself. In subsequent years it received descriptions in the press such as "iconic" and "prophetic". A full transcript of the speech . Putin criticized what he called the United States' monopolistic dominance in global relations, and its "almost uncontained hyper use of force in