Russia's Virulent Hatred of Barack Obama
In February, anti-smoking posters in Moscow used the image of U.S. President Barack Obama smoking to deter smokers — saying that both he and cigarettes are killers.
The poster had a photoshopped image of the U.S. president and the words: "Smoking kills more people than Obama, although he kills a lot of people. Don't smoke — don't be like Obama."
The poster had a photoshopped image of the U.S. president and the words: "Smoking kills more people than Obama, although he kills a lot of people. Don't smoke — don't be like Obama."
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Glavplakat, a pro-Kremlin art community, has hung a banner depicting U.S. President Barack Obama, with the caption "killer," opposite the U.S. Embassy in the center of Moscow, in January 2016.
The banner was 10-meters long and covered three stories of the building. The banner was placed there to protest against "the U.S. government planning another military intervention on the territory of another country," Glavplakat's online statement read.
"The caption 'killer' refers to the new status of the 44th U.S. president, because of his decision to deploy the infamous 101st Airborne Division to Syria," the statement added.
The banner was 10-meters long and covered three stories of the building. The banner was placed there to protest against "the U.S. government planning another military intervention on the territory of another country," Glavplakat's online statement read.
"The caption 'killer' refers to the new status of the 44th U.S. president, because of his decision to deploy the infamous 101st Airborne Division to Syria," the statement added.
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Cossacks in southern Russia burned effigies of U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish President Erdogan, while rallying this weekend in support of the Kremlin's policies, according to news reports and videos posted online in December 2015.
A crowd of Cossacks clad in their traditional uniforms and fur hats also trampled on the U.S. and Turkish flags before setting them on fire during the Saturday rally in the southern Kuban region.
The rally was billed as a demonstration in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and participants chanted "Russia" and "Putin" as they watched the flames.
A crowd of Cossacks clad in their traditional uniforms and fur hats also trampled on the U.S. and Turkish flags before setting them on fire during the Saturday rally in the southern Kuban region.
The rally was billed as a demonstration in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and participants chanted "Russia" and "Putin" as they watched the flames.
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In July 2015, photos of the Obama effigy appeared on a page on a VKontakte social media account called Perm Active. The figure, clad in a dress shirt and slacks, was seen dangling from a local bridge with a noose around its neck as cars sped by below.
An effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama was discovered hanging from a bridge in the Ural Mountains region of Perm, its head covered by an executioner's hood, news reports said.
"One dead Obama is worth 7,650 living Ukrainians," read a sign hanging from the figure's neck, referencing the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
An effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama was discovered hanging from a bridge in the Ural Mountains region of Perm, its head covered by an executioner's hood, news reports said.
"One dead Obama is worth 7,650 living Ukrainians," read a sign hanging from the figure's neck, referencing the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
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In December 2015, a major Russian supermarket chain has apologized for selling a chopping board with U.S. President Barack Obama pictured as a chimpanzee.
The boards, which were stocked at Bakhetle stores in the city of Kazan, depicted Obama as the chimp child in a family of primates dressed for a photo session.
The boards, which were stocked at Bakhetle stores in the city of Kazan, depicted Obama as the chimp child in a family of primates dressed for a photo session.
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An experimental ice cream brand named "Little Obama" has appeared on sale in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, the regional evening-kazan.ru news website reported in May.
"Obamka" (Little Obama) ice cream went on sale in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny in late April. Deputy development director at the Slavitsa ice cream factory Rasil Mustafin, said that the name was not political but chosen due to the product's chocolate flavor. "There's no political underpinning. We have no intention to offend anyone," he said. "Someone at the factory came up with the idea."
The product designers were inspired by a Soviet-era cartoon, said the factory's financial director Anatoli Ragimkhanov. The show featured an imaginary island named "Chunga-Changa," inhabited by African children. "We just like the name," he said. "It's so amusing."
"Obamka" (Little Obama) ice cream went on sale in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny in late April. Deputy development director at the Slavitsa ice cream factory Rasil Mustafin, said that the name was not political but chosen due to the product's chocolate flavor. "There's no political underpinning. We have no intention to offend anyone," he said. "Someone at the factory came up with the idea."
The product designers were inspired by a Soviet-era cartoon, said the factory's financial director Anatoli Ragimkhanov. The show featured an imaginary island named "Chunga-Changa," inhabited by African children. "We just like the name," he said. "It's so amusing."
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The Primorye Safari Park in Russia's Far East has stirred online controversy after procuring a black-haired goat and naming it "Obama," the news.ru website reported in May 2016.
The park released a press release detailing the goat's medical history and origins in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi. "We needed to ensure that 'Obama' carried no infection and that 'Obama' does not have worms," park director Dmitry Mezentsev wrote in the press release.
The word "goat" in Russian is considered an insult when used in reference to people.
The park released a press release detailing the goat's medical history and origins in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi. "We needed to ensure that 'Obama' carried no infection and that 'Obama' does not have worms," park director Dmitry Mezentsev wrote in the press release.
The word "goat" in Russian is considered an insult when used in reference to people.
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The regional branch of the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) fined a company in the southern city of Samara for a racist advertisement, the Volga News local news website reported in September 2015.
A banner advertising water heaters depicted U.S. President Barack Obama and carried a caption reading: "Shame on unwashed chimney sweeps!"
"Advertisements aren't allowed to contain swear words or indecent or offensive images, comparisons or phrases, including those referring to gender, race, nationality, profession, social category, age or language," the regional branch of FAS said in an online statement.
A banner advertising water heaters depicted U.S. President Barack Obama and carried a caption reading: "Shame on unwashed chimney sweeps!"
"Advertisements aren't allowed to contain swear words or indecent or offensive images, comparisons or phrases, including those referring to gender, race, nationality, profession, social category, age or language," the regional branch of FAS said in an online statement.
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An enormous banner depicting U.S. President Barack Obama wearing a T-shirt wishing Russia's President Vladimir Putin a happy birthday, hangs on a bridge in Moscow, Oct. 7, 2014.
For a man who has hugged a polar bear, flown with migrating birds and shot a tiger with a tranquiliser gun, Vladimir Putin celebrated his 62nd birthday unusually quietly that day.
For a man who has hugged a polar bear, flown with migrating birds and shot a tiger with a tranquiliser gun, Vladimir Putin celebrated his 62nd birthday unusually quietly that day.
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A notice on the wall next to the entrance of a restaurant reading "Sanction. U.S. President Barack Obama is not allowed to visit the Dolma Restaurant!" in Moscow on March 24, 2014.
A Moscow restaurant has put up a notice banning entry to U.S. President Barack Obama, should he get hungry on a visit to Russia and decide to have a kebab in the Caucasian style. The restaurant's notice shows the Russian attitude toward the U.S. sanctions against Russian officials introduced in the wake of Moscow's annexation of Crimea.
A Moscow restaurant has put up a notice banning entry to U.S. President Barack Obama, should he get hungry on a visit to Russia and decide to have a kebab in the Caucasian style. The restaurant's notice shows the Russian attitude toward the U.S. sanctions against Russian officials introduced in the wake of Moscow's annexation of Crimea.
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