18 year-old Russian singer detained by St. Petersburg police for performing anti-Putin song
St. Petersburg police detained 18 year-old singer Diana Loginova after she performed a famous protest song that calls for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be overthrown, local media reported on Oct. 15.
Loginova and her fellow bandmates from Stoptime were filmed earlier this week performing "Swan Lake Cooperative," a song by Russian rapper Noize MC. Video footage of their performance shows the crowd actively singing along with them.
Noize MC was labeled a "foreign agent" by the Russian government in November 2022, and has lived in exile since the start of the full-scale war.
His song "Swan Lake Cooperative" was labeled "extremist" in the spring of 2025, with the St. Petersburg Prosecutor's Office claiming it "poses a threat to children’s health" and "encourages negative attitudes toward government officials, particularly the President of Russia and his supporters."
The band Stoptime has previously performed songs by other artists labeled as "foreign agents" by the Russian government. Such public acts have become increasingly risky in Russia, as authorities intensify their crackdown on dissent amid the ongoing full-scale war in Ukraine.
The drummer and guitarist from Stoptime were reportedly also questioned but later released by the police, according to local media outlet Fontanka.
Loginova, who is also known by her stage name Naoko, is likely to be charged with "discrediting" the Russian Armed Forces and organizing an unauthorized event in a public place, for which she could be detained up to 15 days.
As of this publication, Stoptime has not shared any information on their Telegram channel regarding Loginova's condition – only that their performance scheduled for Oct. 14 had been canceled.
However, the band also wrote on Oct. 14 that they planned to temporarily stop sharing the street locations of their performances in advance for security reasons.
