Analyzing the event for CNN, Nathan Hodge wrote that Skochilenko's experience "laid bare the absurdity of Russia’s draconian wartime media laws".

[1] Aleksandra Skochilenko was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia).

[3] On 11 April 2022, Skochilenko was arrested for "putting fragments of paper in place of price tags, containing information about the use of the Russian armed forces" in a Perekrestok supermarket on 31 March.

[4] In a letter from jail in April 2022, Skochilenko wrote: "It just so happened that I represent everything that the Putin regime is so intolerant of: creativity, pacifism, LGBT, psycho-enlightenment, feminism, humanism, and love for everything bright, ambiguous, unusual.

[7] Human rights groups raised concerns about the conditions of her detention, as she suffers from a congenital heart defect, PTSD, and coeliac disease, the last of which requires a gluten-free diet that she was not being provided, resulting in significant weight loss.

[11] On 16 November 2023, she was sentenced in a Saint Petersburg court to seven years imprisonment for replacing supermarket price tags with antiwar slogans in 2022.

[21] From 31 March to 29 April 2023, The Koppel Project in London hosted an exhibition titled "SKOCHILENKO: THE PRICE OF FREEDOM".

[22] Curated by the Russian Democratic Society,[23] this event showcased her works, known for their poignant and thought-provoking pieces that delve into themes of freedom, expression, and political activism.

[24] Her activism and imprisonment were featured in two PBS "Frontline" television documentaries: Putin’s War at Home (2022) and Sasha & Sonia: A Russian Love Story (2023).