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
Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities (Art History); Architecture; Psychology; Sociology; Political Science; Cultural Studies; Geoscience (Earth Science). Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities offers graduate degrees of Doktor Nauk in 3 fields study: History; Philology (Linguistics); and Education. The university recently engaged in various political education and activism projects, in support of the leading Russian political party – United Russia. For example, the University was a provider of educational services at the Seliger-2009 National Youth Forum. Head of the Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities, Vladimir Nechaev, met with the Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin. Head of the Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities,