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# Voina Art-ivists Free, Still Face Court Date
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/voina-free-court-date/
- Published: 2011-02-25T23:51:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:49:00.000Z
- Description: Things are looking up for artists of the radical Russian art collective Voina, who had been languishing in jail for months. They were just released on bail but the duo still face a future court date & they may have inspired other inmates to pursue a life in art.
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: News, #image-position-hidden, Protest, Russia, Voina, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/02/voinafree-600.jpg)

Freed radical performance artists Leonid Nikolaev (left) and Oleg Vorotnikov during a recent court date. (via s52.radikal.ru)

Things are looking up for artists Leonid Nikolaev and Oleg Vorotnikov of the radical Russian art collective Voina. The pair who had been languishing in jail for months were [just released on ](http://en.free-voina.org/post/3488744196?ref=hyperallergic.com)[US$10,300](http://animalnewyork.com/2011/02/voinas-leonid-nikolaev-to-be-released-on-bail/?ref=hyperallergic.com)[ bail](http://en.free-voina.org/post/3488744196?ref=hyperallergic.com) (each) but the performance duo still face a future court date.

The question is did they inspire the other inmates to become artists? According to [Animal NY](http://animalnewyork.com/2011/02/voina-is-free-until-court-date/?ref=hyperallergic.com), the answer may be yes. \[[more pics](http://telega2.livejournal.com/104512.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)\]