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Russian Artist Burns Passport, Auctions Video as NFT

Rate Captain by Rate Captain
March 7, 2022
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Olive Allen, a Russian NFT artist, is adamant about her position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, despite the fact that doing so puts her in grave danger.

Olive Allen, a Russian artist, burned her lone copy of her homeland’s passport in front of the Russian Federation’s Consulate General in New York City after residing in the United States for 11 years.

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Allen, who has been involved in crypto since early 2018, said she made the decision because she couldn’t picture herself returning to Russia under the present regime.

She was looking to alter the narrative that all Russian civilians support the government’s decision to invade Ukraine, highlighting that she knew some people in her homeland who had been “brainwashed beyond the point of no return.”

Allen said of her birth country, “I do not consider Putin’s Russia my home.” In burning the document publicly, she was putting herself at risk when repatriation happens since her disapproval of her home government is out in the open. “I could never return to Russia with the current regime — I’ll be arrested right away,” said Allen.

Speaking on her Twitter account, Allen said that she stands in solidarity with Ukraine, and the “Passport Burning” Non-Fungible Token will be listed on the SuperRare marketplace, with all proceeds going to Save the Children International via the nonprofit charity platform Giving Block in BTC and ETH.

On the bidding page, Allen posted a stirring description: “The War in Ukraine is a tragedy taking the lives of innocent people and bringing devastating destruction. It breaks my heart. I burned my passport not because I do not love my country but because I do not believe in Putin’s Russia. I stand for peace and freedom today and every day.” The auction went live on SuperRare on March 4. It garnered 14 bids and was won for 3.66 ETH by user @dedb8.

It takes more than burning a passport to renounce Russian citizenship

Simply burning the passport will not by itself renounce citizenship to a country. The Russian government made it clear via federal legislation in 2002 that a person living outside of Russia can discontinue their Russian citizenship at their discretion, provided that are have not been indicted by Russia, have no other citizenship, or do not “owe an outstanding obligation to the Russian Federation.”

Allen would have to fill out paperwork at a Russian embassy, presenting an undamaged passport, to end her relationship with the country legally.

Allen is not alone in using NFTs to raise money to aid Ukraine.

Time magazine announced that TimePieces, a web3 initiative, would launch Artists for Peace. An NFT auction including 59 artists will be sold to raise funds for humanitarian and relief efforts in Ukraine. The company said it would not take a cut from any sales.

The Ukraine government is creating an NFT collection to raise funds for the war, and Aid for Ukraine has also received three Solana-based NFTs as donations.

 

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