Russia's Stalin-Admiring Provincial Leader Waging an Ultra-Conservative Crusade
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Russia's Stalin-admiring provincial leader waging an ultra-conservative crusade
An ex-kickboxer preaching Orthodox traditions who has effectively banned abortion and declared war on alcohol: ultra-conservative governor Georgy Filimonov is the face of Vladimir Putin's rule in Russia's Vologda region.
Artiom, a 31-year-old worker in the city of Vologda, says that a boutade is circulating in the neighbouring region of Iaroslavl: "When the people of Vologda come to us, it's for alcohol, petrol or abortion." For Vologda, the eponymous region located more than 450 km north of Moscow, has been ruled since 2023 by Guéorgui Filimonov, one of these Russian officials who was inspired by the "traditional values" promoted by the Kremlin and zealous supp…
A former kickboxer who became governor imposes in the north of Russia his vision of traditional values, between anti-alcohol crusade and restrictions... Read more In Vologda, alcohol and abortion became the obsessions of a governor in the countryside appeared first on Le Singulier.
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