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Russia: Censorship Law Threatens Children's Classics

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Arts & Culture, Freedom of Speech, Humor, Law, Media & Journalism, RuNet Echo

After news that Russian television will soon be forced to curtail showings of a classic children’s cartoon “Nu, Pogodi! [1]” [wiki] (the Soviet version of Tom & Jerry but with wolf and bunny instead of cat and mouse) because it is too violent for a new law protecting children from the media, bloggers wonder [2] [ru] what other [3] [ru] cartoons may be affected. Some amusing forecasts include [4] [ru] censorship of Winnie the Pooh for vagrancy and theft, and H. C. Andersen’s Snow Queen for kidnapping. Apparently, some scenes being removed [5] [ru] from “Nu, Pogodi!” are ones where the wolf character is smoking [6] [YouTube].