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That filmmaker was anti-Putin and he still lives in Russia? Totally believable.
by gandhium 8y ago
That filmmaker was anti-Putin and he still lives in Russia? Totally believable.
- rjplatte 8y agoThat's not uncommon. Only very high-profile Putin opposers disappear.
- Fins 8y agoOr we do not hear about low-profile ones. Being high profile (Navalny, Khodorkovsky) might be even an insurance policy to keep one at least alive.
- gspetr 8y agoSadly, this isn't true. You can use google translate to read this: https://www.novayagazeta.ru/articles/2018/10/22/78289-povar-lyubit-poostree https://www.novayagazeta.ru/articles/2018/10/22/78289-povar-... TL;DR version: Small time regional bloggers disappear and the "executioners" are then erased themselves. This is one of the very few newspapers left in Russia which does this kind of investigative journalism, they get death threats regularly. EDIT: Spelling.
- equalunique 8y agoPussy Riot is anti-Putin and they are still based in Russia. Same can be said about everyone in Russia who voted against Putin in the most recent election. You don't have to live outside of Russia to be anti-Putin.
- gandhium 8y agoYou can call them anti-Trump as well. And they have to serve jail time in Russia, btw.
- scottlocklin 8y agoHe lives in the UK, as I already said. And somehow avoided being sued by Browder who also lives in the UK.