 On June 30 , 2013 Vladimir Putin signed a bill imposing jail terms and fines for insulting people 's religious feelings , which some have seen as a response to the " punk prayer " performed by the Pussy Riot in a Moscow cathedral . In a " Live TV " ( Russian : " Прямой Эфир " ) show aired on September 30 , 2013 by Rossiya 1 TV channel , Maria Alyokhina pledged to do no more shows at churches . " We 've paid attention to the fact that , as it turns out , since 2013 this has been a criminal offense , and we 've repeatedly heard opinions from people whom we take seriously . This is basically the reason why we wouldn 't go to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior again – or , unquestionably , to any other church for that matter , " Alyokhina said . 
