俄警方?jīng)]收普京身穿女士內(nèi)衣畫像
Police seized a painting of Russia's president and prime minister in women's underwear from a gallery in St Petersburg, saying the satirical display had broken unspecified laws.
The officers also removed a picture of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, his torso covered in tattoos, and two others poking fun at lawmakers who have backed legislation banning so-called gay propaganda, gallery staff said.
The police service said it had taken paintings from the "Museum of Power" gallery - based in two rooms of a flat - late on Monday after receiving reports they were illegal.
It gave no further detail but Russia does have a law against insulting authorities - an offence that carries a maximum one-year prison term.
One painting showed president Vladimir Putin wearing a tight-fitting slip and brushing the hair of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who is wearing knickers and a bra.
St Petersburg deputy Vitaly Mironov, whose face was combined with the gay rights movement's rainbow flag in one of the paintings, told Reuters the images were inappropriate and "of a distinctly pornographic character".
St Petersburg, which next week hosts world leaders at a G20 summit, was one of the first Russian cities to introduce a law banning the spread of "gay propaganda".
The Russian parliament has also adopted similar legislation, prompting protests from abroad and calls for a boycott of the Winter Olympics which Russia will host in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in February.
Gallery owner Alexander Donskoy said the officers had also shut down his establishment and have him no explanation for the removal of paintings from the exhibition, titled 'Leaders'.
"This is an (illegal) seizure," he told Reuters. "We have been given no formal documents banning us from operating and no receipt confirming our petty cash was seized."
據(jù)路透社報道，俄羅斯警方日前在圣彼得堡一家博物館沒收了幾件展品，其中包括酷似普京和梅得韋杰夫的畫像。
據(jù)警方透露，在收到舉報后，他們于8月26日晚從“權(quán)力博物館”的畫廊收走了這些畫作。
其中一幅題為“滑稽”的作品惡搞俄羅斯總統(tǒng)普京和總理梅德韋杰夫，一向以強人形象示人的普京總統(tǒng)在畫面上身穿緊身吊帶內(nèi)衣，正在為身穿女士內(nèi)褲和胸罩的梅得韋杰夫梳頭。
圣彼得堡議員維塔利·米羅諾夫也成為畫家描繪的對象，只是臉上被畫上同性戀權(quán)力運動的彩虹旗。米羅諾夫不滿地說，這些肖像不合適，“顯然具有淫穢性質(zhì)”。
俄羅斯法律禁止侮辱政府官員，違者可判有期徒刑一年。
畫廊主人亞歷山大·東斯科伊說，警方?jīng)]有向他解釋查沒這些繪畫的原因。
將于下周主辦G20峰會的圣彼得堡是俄羅斯第一個頒布法律禁止傳播“同性戀宣傳”的城市。俄羅斯議會也通過了類似法規(guī)，因而引發(fā)國外抗議。有人還呼吁聯(lián)合抵制俄羅斯明年2月在黑海度假勝地索契主辦的冬季奧運會。
The officers also removed a picture of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, his torso covered in tattoos, and two others poking fun at lawmakers who have backed legislation banning so-called gay propaganda, gallery staff said.
The police service said it had taken paintings from the "Museum of Power" gallery - based in two rooms of a flat - late on Monday after receiving reports they were illegal.
It gave no further detail but Russia does have a law against insulting authorities - an offence that carries a maximum one-year prison term.
One painting showed president Vladimir Putin wearing a tight-fitting slip and brushing the hair of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who is wearing knickers and a bra.
St Petersburg deputy Vitaly Mironov, whose face was combined with the gay rights movement's rainbow flag in one of the paintings, told Reuters the images were inappropriate and "of a distinctly pornographic character".
St Petersburg, which next week hosts world leaders at a G20 summit, was one of the first Russian cities to introduce a law banning the spread of "gay propaganda".
The Russian parliament has also adopted similar legislation, prompting protests from abroad and calls for a boycott of the Winter Olympics which Russia will host in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in February.
Gallery owner Alexander Donskoy said the officers had also shut down his establishment and have him no explanation for the removal of paintings from the exhibition, titled 'Leaders'.
"This is an (illegal) seizure," he told Reuters. "We have been given no formal documents banning us from operating and no receipt confirming our petty cash was seized."
據(jù)路透社報道，俄羅斯警方日前在圣彼得堡一家博物館沒收了幾件展品，其中包括酷似普京和梅得韋杰夫的畫像。
據(jù)警方透露，在收到舉報后，他們于8月26日晚從“權(quán)力博物館”的畫廊收走了這些畫作。
其中一幅題為“滑稽”的作品惡搞俄羅斯總統(tǒng)普京和總理梅德韋杰夫，一向以強人形象示人的普京總統(tǒng)在畫面上身穿緊身吊帶內(nèi)衣，正在為身穿女士內(nèi)褲和胸罩的梅得韋杰夫梳頭。
圣彼得堡議員維塔利·米羅諾夫也成為畫家描繪的對象，只是臉上被畫上同性戀權(quán)力運動的彩虹旗。米羅諾夫不滿地說，這些肖像不合適，“顯然具有淫穢性質(zhì)”。
俄羅斯法律禁止侮辱政府官員，違者可判有期徒刑一年。
畫廊主人亞歷山大·東斯科伊說，警方?jīng)]有向他解釋查沒這些繪畫的原因。
將于下周主辦G20峰會的圣彼得堡是俄羅斯第一個頒布法律禁止傳播“同性戀宣傳”的城市。俄羅斯議會也通過了類似法規(guī)，因而引發(fā)國外抗議。有人還呼吁聯(lián)合抵制俄羅斯明年2月在黑海度假勝地索契主辦的冬季奧運會。
