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Article: The Gymnast And the Czar
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- April 28, 2008
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On a recent visit to Italy, President Vladimir Putin was asked
about a Russian newspaper report that he was divorcing his wife of
many years to marry a 24-year-old rhythmic gymnast famous in Russia
for her lithe beauty.
Putin denied the report in his usual charming way, scolding the
media "with their snotty noses and their erotic fantasies." Then the
newspaper that published the rumor was shut down.
Or, to be more precise, the newspaper that published the rumor,
in a paroxysm of self-loathing and czar-love, shut itself down. And
a few days later, just to make sure, the lower house of parliament,
or Duma, approved a law, by a vote of 339 to 1, allowing authorities
to shutter any other ...
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