 On January 20 , 2012 , in what the Associated Press described as their " breakthrough performance " , eight members of the group performed a song on the Lobnoye Mesto in Red Square , entitled " Putin Zassal " . The title has been variously translated by English language media as " Putin has Pissed Himself " , " Putin Chickened Out " , " Putin Got Scared " and " Putin is Wetting Himself " . The song called for a popular revolt against the Russian government and an occupation of Red Square . According to a Pussy Riot member identified as " Shayba " , the song was inspired by the events of December 24 , 2011 , during which approximately 100 @,@ 000 people attended anti @-@ Putin rallies in central Moscow . She told the Financial Times : " We saw how troops were moving around Moscow , there were helicopters in the sky , the military was put on alert . The regime just wet its pants on that day . And the symbol of the regime is Putin . " During the performance a member ignited a smoke bomb , which led to Pussy Riot members being arrested and briefly detained on administrative charges , a Russian legal term similar to a summary offence or misdemeanor . A judge found two members of the group , Galkina and Schebleva , " guilty under article 20 @.@ 2 of the Administrative Code ( violation of the rules for conducting rallies and pickets ) and imposed a fine of 500 rubles on each . " 
