Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in 1997. In his 2002 interview with "Izvestia", Metropolitan Kirill called the allegations about his profiteering a political campaign against him. Alexander Pochinok who was the minister of taxes and levies (1999-2000), said in 2009 that Kirill had no involvement in the violations. Three female members of the feminist group Pussy Riot were arrested in March 2012 for performing a song in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow during which they called on the Virgin Mary to "chase Putin out". The women were arrested for hooliganism and were later sentenced to two years' imprisonment. The song contained swear words
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