Russian Student Singer Detained for Performing Songs by 'Foreign Agent' Artists

• 18-year-old Diana “Naoko” Loginova, a music student and street performer in St. Petersburg, has been detained for 13 days.
• Loginova faces administrative charges for “organizing an unauthorized rally” due to street performances featuring music by artists designated as “foreign agents” by the Russian government.
• Other members of her band, Stoptime, are also under investigation.

Context and Charges

• Loginova, a student at the Rimsky-Korsakov Music College, performed songs by artists such as Monetochka, Noize MC, Zemfira, and Pornofilmy on Nevsky Prospect.
• The prosecution was initiated after viral videos of the performances circulated online.
• She was specifically charged under Part 1, Article 20.2.2 of the Administrative Code, alleging her street music disrupted public order.
• Reports indicate potential for a more serious criminal investigation regarding the “discreditation” of the Russian army.

Banned Content

• Performances included Monetochka’s “It was in Russia,” a track reflecting on exile and the transformation of Russia into a country the artist no longer recognizes.
• The band also performed “Cooperative Swan Lake” by Noize MC, a song legally classified as “prohibited information” in Russia for its lyrics criticizing the Putin regime.