# Yekaterina Samutsevich

> Russian musician

**Wikidata**: [Q5215874](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5215874)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yekaterina_Samutsevich)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/yekaterina-samutsevich

## Summary
Yekaterina Samutsevich is a Russian musician and programmer best known as a member of the punk rock collective Pussy Riot. She is also associated with the art collective Voina and is noted for her involvement in the Pussy Riot trial.

## Biography
- Born: 1982-08-09, Moscow
- Nationality: Soviet Union (birth), Russia
- Education: Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Known for: Membership in the punk rock collective Pussy Riot and association with Voina
- Employer(s): Pussy Riot (member), Voina (member)
- Field(s): Music (punk rock); software/programming

## Contributions
Yekaterina Samutsevich has contributed as a singer in the punk rock collective Pussy Riot and as a member of the art collective Voina. Her public profile includes participation in collective performances and events associated with those groups. The structured data identifies her primary musical genre as punk rock and lists her occupation both as singer and programmer. A photograph and caption situate her at the Moscow Tagansky District Court in 2012, reflecting her public role during the period identified in source material. The Pussy Riot trial is listed as a significant event tied to her biography. Beyond collective membership and public visibility related to that trial, the sourced material records institutional identifiers and authority records (ISNI 0000000420514180; VIAF 305445269; Library of Congress n2013070305; GND 1089933029) that document her presence in library and archival systems. The available records do not list specific solo recordings, publications, patents, or software projects by name in the provided source material.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Yekaterina Samutsevich?
A: Yekaterina Samutsevich is a Russian musician and programmer, born in Moscow in 1982, known as a member of the punk rock collective Pussy Riot and associated with Voina.

### Q: Was Yekaterina Samutsevich involved in the Pussy Riot trial?
A: Yes. The Pussy Riot trial is listed as a significant event connected to her in the provided data, and a 2012 photograph places her at the Moscow Tagansky District Court.

### Q: What is her professional background and education?
A: She is recorded as both a singer (punk rock) and a programmer. She was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University.

## Why They Matter
Yekaterina Samutsevich matters within the contexts recorded in the available data because she combines artistic activity in punk rock with membership in two noted collectives, Pussy Riot and Voina, and because her biography is marked by a significant legal and public event (the Pussy Riot trial). The structured records catalog her as a public figure in music and activism, and she is represented in multiple national and international authority files (ISNI, VIAF, Library of Congress, GND), which indicates recognition by cultural and bibliographic institutions. Her dual identification as both a singer and a programmer, together with education at Lomonosov Moscow State University, situates her across artistic and technical fields. The image metadata and trial association in the source material underscore that her activities placed her in public and legal visibility. Without her documented participation in these collectives and the recorded legal event, the specific public record tied to her name in library, media, and archival systems would be different; those records preserve her role in contemporary Russian punk and collective art practice as reflected in the provided sources.

## Notable For
- Member of the punk rock collective Pussy Riot (listed membership).
- Association with the art collective Voina (listed membership).
- Identified occupations: singer (punk rock) and programmer.
- Significant event: Pussy Riot trial (listed as a significant event).
- Education: alumna of Lomonosov Moscow State University.

## Body
### Personal details
- Full name and aliases:
  - Yekaterina Stanislavovna Samutsevich
  - Katya; Jekaterina Stanislawowna Samutsewitsch; Jekaterina Samuzewitsch
  - Russian forms: Екатерина Самуцевич; Самуцевич, Екатерина Станиславовна; Кэт
- Birth:
  - Date: 1982-08-09.
  - Place: Moscow.
- Sex/gender: Female.
- Languages: Russian.

### Education
- Attended Lomonosov Moscow State University (institution recorded in source material).

### Career and affiliations
- Music:
  - Genre: Punk rock.
  - Occupation: Singer (recorded occupation).
  - Member of Pussy Riot (membership explicitly listed).
  - Member of Voina (membership explicitly listed).
- Technology:
  - Occupation: Programmer (recorded occupation).
  - Classified under programmer/software roles in structured properties.

### Public and legal events
- Significant event: Pussy Riot trial is recorded as a notable event connected to her biography.
- Visual record: Image metadata includes a photograph captioned "Ekaterina Samoutsevitch en 2012 à Moscou" and links to a Commons file showing her at the Moscow Tagansky District Court.

### Authority and identifier records
- ISNI: 0000000420514180.
- VIAF: 305445269.
- Library of Congress authority ID: n2013070305.
- GND: 1089933029.
- FAST ID: 1946248.
- IMDb: nm5251288.
- Freebase: /m/0m0nkq2.
- Other IDs: prabook 1727643; ixtheo 851175341; čsfd 132107; TMDB person ID 1172318.
- National library identifiers: BnF 17767274c; National Library of Spain XX5568256; Canadiana ncf11914785.

### Online presence and metrics
- Twitter handle recorded as Samutsevich with start_time 2012-12-21 and identifiers captured in source qualifiers.
- Social media followers recorded as 3,201 with point_in_time 2021-01-05.

### Classification
- Instance of: Human.
- Wikidata description: Russian musician.
- Sitelink count: 17 languages listed including ar, de, en, fr, es, etc.

(Entry based only on the provided source material.)

## References

1. datos.bne.es
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. Google Knowledge Graph
4. Library of Congress Control Number
5. The Movie Database