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Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky spoke out against the attacks of State Duma deputy Natalya Poklonskaya and Orthodox activists on the film "Matilda" Alexei Uchitel. Their threats against theaters Medinsky called "lawlessness and censorship".
"Any intention of the" initiators "on the ground" to prohibit the show, "any attempt to pressure private or municipal cinemas is pure water lawlessness and censorship, which is directly prohibited by the Constitution of the Russian Federation," the minister said, the BBC. Recall that previously the largest Russian network of cinemas "Cinema Park" and "Formula Kino" refused to show "Matilda", believing that the audience could be threatened by threats from Orthodox activists. Cover: Government of Russia.
Original article: Medinsky called "lawlessness" an attack against "Matilda".