Russian Editor Fired Over Anti-Putin Jibe

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By: Miriam Elder | Guardian.co.uk

The editor of a prominent Russian magazine has been fired after publishing a photograph containing an obscene message addressed to the prime minister, Vladimir Putin.

Alisher Usmanov, the billionaire owner of Kommersant publishing house and a major shareholder in Arsenal football club, fired the Kommersant Vlast editor-in-chief, Maxim Kovalsky, on Tuesday, raising fears of a Kremlin crackdown on media.































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