Political Monster 'Berlusputin' Menaces Moscow Theatergoers

Theater group Teatr.doc premiered a new political satire on February 14 in Moscow. Director Varvara Faer explains that "Berlusputin" is a reinterpretation for Russian audiences of a play by Italian Nobel laureate Dario Fo, in which scientists create a monstrous hybrid of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Produced by Alexander Kulygin of RFE/RL's Russian Service.