Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 1999 until 2008. He was also the Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.
Russian feminist artist on trial for alleged 'pornography'
euronews.comA Russian court on Monday opened the trial of a feminist activist and artist charged with disseminating pornography after she shared drawings of female bodies online.The case has sparked both domestic and international criticism, just eight months after President Vladimir Putin signed constitutional amendments that outlawed same-sex marriage and tasked the government with “preserving traditional family values.”Yulia Tsvetkova, 27, from the far-eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, faces up to six years in prison after posting stylised drawings of vaginas on the popular social network platform VKontakte.The first hearing comes a year and a half after Tsvetkova was first detained.Tsvetkova's lawyer, Irina Ruchko, told reporters after the.
