Anti-Putin Protests

Alexander Gabyshev became a media curiosity when he set off in March on a more than 8,000km walk to Moscow, a journey he said would culminate with him driving out Russia's leader whom he described as a demon. The trek was cut short after police detained him …

Related stories MIAMI - When a banana that was duct taped to a wall sold for $120,000, not everyone understood the artistic inspiration behind the piece. But one hungry artist did. David Datuna, an installation and performance artist from Georgia, peeled o…

artsPublished 9th December 2019 When a banana that was duct taped to a wall sold for $120,000, not everyone understood the artistic inspiration behind the piece. But one hungry artist did. David Datuna, an installation and performance artist from Georgia, …

This week at Art Basel Miami a banana duct-taped to a wall attracted such large crowds that security had to move people on to avoid anyone getting trampled. That banana is Maurizio Cattelans piece entitled Comedian (2019) and so far hes managed to sell two of…

In a column for the Washington Post, conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin in publically shamed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for his conversion from Cold War Russia critic to unabashed “Putin stooge” after his performance on “Meet the Press” on Sunday. Speaking with…

In fact, in March 2014, CNN reported: President Barack Obama and other world leaders have decided to end Russias role in the group of leading industrialized nations. . . . The move to suspend Russias membership in the G8 is the latest direct response from ma…

Authorities by their actions are only helping people like Zhukov to become nationwide political figures, Tatyana Stanovaya, nonresident scholar at the Moscow Carnegie Center and head of the R.Politik political analysis firm, told the Telegraph. "His name is …

Russian Activist Blogger Gets Suspended Sentence After Anti-Putin Videos

Russia on Friday handed an unusually lenient three-year suspended sentence to a student convicted of making calls for extremism on a video blog condemning President Vladimir Putin. Yegor Zhukov, a 21-year-old student at Moscow’s prestigious Higher School of …

Russian President Vladimir Putin. PHOTO: REUTERS MOSCOW: Russia on Friday handed an unusually lenient suspended sentence to a student convicted of making calls to extremism on a video blog condemning President Vladimir Putin. Yegor Zhukov, a 21-year-old st…