Feminism in Russia less pay than men doing the same work. In 2003, 43 percent of local administrators in St. Petersburg were women. In 2012, the feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot performed publicity stunts to show their opposition to Vladimir Putin, and have faced criticism from the Russian Orthodox Church and the Putin administration. Three members of the group were arrested in March 2012 after performing a "punk-prayer" against Putin in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. During their trial for hooliganism, they talked about being feminists and stated that this was not incompatible with Russian Orthodoxy. However, Larisa Pavlova,
The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin then discusses controversies in the government and Putin's eventual rise to power in the Kremlin. There were multiple reviews for the book. The CIA reviewed it. It sold well, but had mixed reviews. Along with positive reviews came mixed ones Many had said Masha had a biased view or there had been books about Putin that had been written better. The book was shortlisted for the 2013 Pushkin House Russian Book Prize. The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin is a 2012 book by Masha