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
Vladimir Putin presidential campaign, 2012 place, gaining 49%, but lost 77 places. In the 2007 elections, United Russia scored 64%. However, according to experts, the downgrade of the United Russia would not prevent Putin to get a good result and win the election. On 28 December, Vladimir Putin said that he was not going to go on pre-election leave, which is provided for candidates to have the opportunity to campaign. Vladimir Putin conducted his campaign as part of his duties as Prime Minister. In January 2012, Putin published his election program. The program consisted of six chapters: "Foreign policy", "Economy", "Army", "Salaries and pensions", "Social