In yet another indication of the way in which Vladimir Putin is imposing an intellectual straightjacket on the Russian population, a professor from the Yugra State University in Khanty-Mansiisk who specializes on Indian religions appears to have lost his job because he took part in an academic conference on religious issues in Ukraine.
The Interpreter: Siberian professor fired after taking part in conference in Ukraine
Russia's gas giant Gazprom CEO, Alexei Miller (R), Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Zhang Gaoli (L) attend the ceremony marking the welding of the first link of \"The Power of Siberia\" main gas pipeline, near the village of Us Khatyn, outside Yakutsk on Sept. 1, 2014.
