Russian Culture Ministry sues theater that screened The Death Of Stalin
In January, we reported that a Russian arthouse theater had defied the country’s Ministry Of Culture by screening Armando Iannucci’s Cold War satire The Death Of Stalin despite it having its distribution certification revoked for—essentially—making fun of Russia’s history. Police showed up to a screening at Moscow’s Pioner Cinema, but at the time no arrests had been made and no formal punishments had been ordered. In the last few days, though, Russia’s Ministry Of Culture filed a lawsuit against Pioner for defying the ban and screening The Death Of Stalin five times in January.