Putin and the “gnome raised by bears”

by | Jun 1, 2011


Ben Judah has a wonderful piece over on the ECFR blog about a new Russian comic strip celebrating “Super Putin”:

Liberal bloggers have certainly been stirred – Some have even suggested it may even have been commissioned by the Kremlin as a PR stunt. In particular, they don’t like the portrayal of Medvedev as a “gnome raised by bears” (his superpowers involve being able to change into a bear) and a mere side-kick to Super Putin, and the treatment of civil society activists.

Read the full post here.

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