Video. 'Blood is Russia's art': Protests mark start of Venice Biennale

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 07, 2026 · 52 words · By Tokunbo Salako; Yolaine De Kerchove Dexaerde

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'Blood is Russia's art': Protests mark start of Venice Biennale Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: The Russian punk rockers Pussy Riot and Ukraine feminist group FEMEN have joined forces to protest at Russia's…

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that The Russian punk rockers Pussy Riot and Ukraine feminist group FEMEN have joined forces to protest at Russia's participation at the Venice Biennale. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: The Russian punk rockers Pussy Riot and Ukraine feminist group FEMEN have joined forces to protest at Russia's participation at the Venice Biennale.

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Claim 1: “The Russian punk rockers Pussy Riot and Ukraine feminist group FEMEN have joined forces to protest at Russia's participation at the Venice Biennale”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Pussy Riot and FEMEN joined forces to protest at the Russian pavilion during the Venice Biennale preview days (specifically mentioning May 6, 2026).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Inna Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Інна Шевченко) is a Ukrainian feminist activist and the leader of international women's movement FEMEN, which often demonstrates topless against what they perceive as manif…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inna_Shevchenko

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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale was forced temporarily to shut its doors on the second day of the preview after the activist group Pussy Riot staged a chaotic protest against the ...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/pussy-riot-pro…

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web search NEUTRAL — News Pussy Riot and Topless Activists Rally Against Russian Pavilion at Venice Biennale The art collective and the feminist group FEMEN displayed Ukrainian flags and chanted as police blocked ...
https://hyperallergic.com/pussy-riot-and-topless-activists-r…

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Claim 2: “the Venice Biennale, the world's oldest international art exhibition”

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Web search results explicitly state that the Venice Biennale is 'officially the longest-running international art exhibition in the world', and Wikipedia confirms its status as an international cultural exhibition founded in 1895.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 61st Venice Biennale is a global international contemporary art exhibition that is being held in 2026 with participants from 99 countries with public exhibitions days running from May 9 until Nove…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/61st_Venice_Biennale

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Venice Biennale ( BEE-en-AH-lay, -⁠lee; Italian: la Biennale di Venezia [la bi.enˈnaːle di veˈnɛttsja]) is an international cultural exhibition hosted every two years in Venice, Italy. There are t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Biennale

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (Italian: Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Film_Festival

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