High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Voina (Russian: Война = War) is a Russian street-art group known for their provocative and politically charged works of performance art. Conceptions are worked out by Oleg Vorotnikov (a.k.a. "Vor" - the chief ideologist), Natalia Sokol (a.k.a. "Kozlyenok" - the chief coordinator), Leonid Nikolayev (a.k.a. Crazy Lenya) and Alex Plutser-Sarno (the chief media artist, the author of the group’s media art and texts). The group is not supported by any Russian curators or gallerists. The group doesn`t cooperate with any state or private institutions. More than a dozen criminal cases have been brought against the group. Voina was founded in 2006 by Oleg Vorotnikov and Natalia Sokol, In late February 2011 the activists Oleg Vorotnikov and Leonid Nikolayev were released on bail after four months in Moscow police custody, in connection with an anti-corruption protest. They face up to seven years of prison. In response to the detention, graffiti artist Banksy helped to raise money for the artists. They have also been denounced by right-wing groups like the People`s Synod.