Russian feminist collective and punk rock group Pussy Riot gained global notoriety nearly a decade ago, when they staged a guerrilla performance inside Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. With colorful ski masks, explicit lyrics, public nudity and viral videos, their high-profile demonstrations became iconic of the anti-Putin movement, and lent support to feminist and anti-capitalist protests worldwide.

When the group’s extensive 2020 North American tour was canceled by Covid, frontwoman Nadya Tolokonnikova put together an essential quarantine reading list for i-D. Covering topics of AI, depression, sex, and revolution, find her book recommendations below.


Future, AI & Nano

Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark (also rec’d by Elon Musk)

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom (also rec’d by Elon Musk & Sam Harris)

The Future of Humanity by Michio Kaku

The Future of the Mind by Michio Kaku

The Age of Spiritual Machines by Ray Kurzweil (also rec’d by St. Vincent)

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari

Our Final Invention by James Barrat (also rec’d by Elon Musk)

The Deep Learning Revolution by Terrence J. Sejnowski

Depression

The Upward Spiral by Alex Korb

Lost Connections by Johann Hari

The Depression Cure by Stephen S. Ilardi

Sex

Sex At Dawn by Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jethá

Designer Relationships by March A. Michaels, Patricia Johnson

The Ethical Slut by Janet W. Hardy, Dossie Easton

Untrue: Why Nearly Everything We Believe About Women, Lust, And Infidelity Is Wrong by Wednesday Martin

Capitalism & Revolution

How Will Capitalism End? by Wolfgang Streeck

What About Me? The Struggle For Identity In A Market-based Society by Paul Verhaeghe

Wages Of Rebellion by Chris Hedges

Capitalism: A Ghost Story by Arundhati Roy

Rules for Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky (also rec’d by Rage Against the Machine)

Global Inequality: A New Approach For The Age of Globalization by Branko Milanovic

Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty (also rec’d by AOC)

A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn (also rec’d by Rage Against the Machine)

Life Hacks

All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks (also rec’d by Emma Watson)

The Hunger Fix by Pam Peeke

The Song Machine: Inside The Hit Factory by John Seabrook

Atomic Habits by James Clear

(via i-D)