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.