http://www.theotherrussia.org News from the Coalition for Democracy in Russia Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:43:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6 http://www.theotherrussia.org/2012/03/13/scathing-putinsimpsons-remix-goes-viral/ Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:43:54 +0000 http://www.theotherrussia.org/?p=5987 A two-minute animated short that satirizes Putin’s twelve years in power in Russia has gone viral, gaining more than 1.7 million views in just over a week. Egor Zhgun, an animator well-known for his socially-incisive animated mashups, released the video on YouTube two days before Russia’s March 4 presidential election. Despite a vibrant surge in anti-government protests in the lead-up to the election, there was never much doubt that corrupt state agencies would ensure a landslide victory for the prime minister. Zhgun’s video, which bases itself off of characters from ‘The Simpsons,’ provides a clever but sobering look at the disturbing institution that the Russian presidency has become.

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