03:06Russia: Putin calls for clearer boundaries in art to avoid Charlie-Hebdo style attacks
Russia President Vladimir Putin reiterated the need for boundaries in the art world, emphasising the thin line between "scandalous behaviour and freedom of creativity" at a council meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
The President cited the attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris in 2014, and questioned "did these cartoonists need to insult the representatives of Islam?" He added:
"Probably the artists did not want to insult anyone. But they offended. I repeat - there is a thin line. It all depends on the tact of the bureaucratic apparatus, on the one hand, and of the representatives of creative professions on another."
Putin ended by stating the need for a clear set of boundaries in the creative world, and said that although "it is not an easy task, "it would make it easier to "stop the officials who overstep boundaries."
03:06Russia President Vladimir Putin reiterated the need for boundaries in the art world, emphasising the thin line between "scandalous behaviour and freedom of creativity" at a council meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
The President cited the attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris in 2014, and questioned "did these cartoonists need to insult the representatives of Islam?" He added:
"Probably the artists did not want to insult anyone. But they offended. I repeat - there is a thin line. It all depends on the tact of the bureaucratic apparatus, on the one hand, and of the representatives of creative professions on another."
Putin ended by stating the need for a clear set of boundaries in the creative world, and said that although "it is not an easy task, "it would make it easier to "stop the officials who overstep boundaries."