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Court Bans Clip of Russians Drinking as ‘Extremist’

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A court in west Siberia has banned a video compilation of drunken Russians as extremist material that “denigrates the honor of the Russian people,” prosecutors said on Monday.

A court in west Siberia has banned a video compilation of drunken Russians as extremist material that “denigrates the honor of the Russian people,” prosecutors said on Monday.

The two-minute “The Whole Truth About Russians” clip was also condemned by the court in the Novosibirsk region town of Berdsk for “comparing Russians with animals.”

The clip was uploaded onto the VKontakte homepage of a Berdsk resident in August 2010 and was accompanied by an audio commentary describing Russian women as of loose morals and men as alcoholics, the court heard. VKontakte is Russia’s most popular social networking site.

Prosecutors also said that the local who uploaded the clip - an ethnic Russian – has been charged with inciting hatred, and could face up to two years behind bars if found guilty.

The clip first came to the attention of police in 2011, after which it was studied by linguistic experts.

 

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