Collector of stars. Why Vladimir Putin Roy Jones and Stephen Sigal

Vladimir Putin gave Russian citizenship to the outstanding boxer Roy Jones. Another star in the fuselage of Vladimir Putin, another victory in the struggle against American imperialism. Why do Western stars go to Russia? But even more interesting: why are they called here?

This strange genre - the Western star in the arms of the Russian ruler - originated for a long time, but the most popular associations, of course, have been associated with the beginning of the twentieth century. First Herbert Wells visiting Lenin, and then with Stalin. Stalin, warming Romain Rollan, Lyon Feihtwanger, Bernard Show, Henri Barbus.

Herbert Wells was fascinated by both (“I have never met a person more sincere, decent and honest,” - this is about Stalin in 1934) and praised them disinterestedly. Many others received money: who support from Glavkino (Feikhtwanger), who is a fee for participating in the conference (Bernard Show).

Then there were Nazim Hikmet, Dean Reed and other, much less successful attempts to prove the advantage of a socialist way of life over the capitalist. But about the successes that Comrade Putin achieved, comrades Khrushchev and Brezhnev could not even dream. Nikita Sergeyevich could persuade Iva Montana to sing in front of the Politburo and go on an unscheduled tour of the USSR. Nobody even thought about Soviet citizenship.

The successes that Comrade Putin achieved about, comrades Khrushchev and Brezhnev could not even dream

The collection of Vladimir Putin is already very impressive today. Gerard Depardieu with a passport, as well as apartments in Chechnya and Mordovia. Limp Bizkit soloist Fred Derst - so far without a passport, but with the desire and willingness to get it. Mickey Rurk and Stephen Sigal as artists of the near circle who are ready to put on a T -shirt with Putin at any second. And this is only what the general public is known.

And much more is unknown.

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