Russia: Putin seen behind bars in spoof video
A spoof video featuring Vladimir Putin behind bars has become Russia’s latest internet sensation, with more than 2 million people watching it on YouTube.
The video superimposes Putin’s face on that of a prisoner sitting in a cage and includes footage from the real trial in Moscow of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the oligarch who fell out with Putin in 2003 and who has been in jail ever since.
The lampoon comes weeks ahead of Russia’s presidential election, which Putin is almost certain to win, and amid unprecedented public demonstrations against his rule. Hundreds of Russians have left comments beneath the video – most of them abusive of Russia’s dominant leader. Several refer to him disparagingly as “botox” – a reference to the rumour that he has had injections in his face to make him look younger. (via The Guardian)
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