on russia's slide back into the middle ages, and the performance began when they were going sobotka neederal and ended with their articulate and brave closing statements in court six months later. >> rose: what did you think you were doing when you took on vladimir putin? >> ( translated ): we wanted a new future for ourselves and we were using the kinds of methods that we were able to use. regrettably, russia is a country where we don't have an opportunity to go and officially be part of politics, and so we and some other people of our generation are choosing a different path, a path through art as a path that is a genius path for humanity that could magnify your voice 1,000 times. and we continue to act, to give example how you can be free from fear of putin, even if you're weak. and we're completely convicted that our strength is in our weakness. and our speech in court only demonstrates that our strength is in our weakness. >> ( translated ): and, indeed, it is a very christian story, as you can see an example of christ himself, that weakness can give birth to the strongest religion in t