MOSCOW (AP).- Two Russian curators who angered the Russian Orthodox Church with an exhibition that included images of Jesus Christ portrayed as Mickey Mouse and Vladimir Lenin were convicted Monday of inciting religious hatred and fined, but escaped pr…
Russian Curators Convicted Today of Inciting Religious Hatred
MOSCOW (AP).- Two Russian curators who
angered the
Russian Orthodox Church with an exhibition that included images of Jesus
Christ
portrayed as Mickey Mouse and Vladimir Lenin were convicted Monday of
inciting
religious hatred and fined, b…
Moscow Curators Say their Trial is Political
By: Khristina Narizhnaya, Associated Press Writer
MOSCOW (AP).- Two prominent Moscow art curators facing the prospect of three years in prison for an exhibit that offended the Russian Orthodox Church said on Thursday their trial has been a political sh…
Moscow Curators Face 3 Years in Prison for 2007 Exhibition
MOSCOW (AP).- One painting depicted Jesus Christ as Mickey Mouse, another as Vladimir Lenin. The 2007 exhibit was part of an effort to fight censorship of the arts, but the Russian Orthodox Church was horrified. Now, after a 14-month trial, the two pro…