MOSCOW — At a bar in downtown Moscow, a stone’s throw from the Kremlin, the comedian stepped out into the purple lights and picked up the microphone. A modest crowd had gathered to drink beers, to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Russian stand-up comedian was sent to a penal colony for almost six years Wednesday for a joke about a war veteran who lost his ...
The comedian, Artemy Ostanin, was convicted of “inciting hatred” by making a joke during a stand-up routine in March. By Pranav Baskar and Alina Lobzina A Russian comedian was sentenced in Moscow on ...
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Artemy Ostanin convicted of inciting hatred, fined 300,000 roubles Joke about Russian war veteran sparked outrage among nationalists, military bloggers Ostanin also convicted for offending Christians ...
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