In Russia, Political Criticism Is a 4-Letter Word (and a $470 Fine) A Russian court fined a man $470 for calling President Vladimir Putin a vulgar form of the word dimwit, under a new law against obscene criticism. The man, using obscenities, said he was unrepentant. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Guatemala Cautious on Young Migrants’ Deaths, Wary of Angering U.S.Chinese Scientist Who Claimed to Make Genetically Edited Babies Is Kept Under GuardEl Chapo Trial Shows That Mexico’s Corruption Is Even Worse Than You ThinkHuman Rights Advocate Under Fire in Case of Arab Princess Who Claimed AbductionOn the Front Line of the Saudi War in Yemen? Child Soldiers from DarfurShutdown, E.P.A., Syria: Your Friday Evening Briefing