Prohibition, the Oprichniki movement, the conflict with Severstal — the Kremlin is tired of Georgy Filimonov's outrageous antics. The head of the Vologda Oblast is already receiving “sharply negative signals” from Moscow

For a year and a half, you haven't been bored in the once quiet Vologda Oblast: it is headed by Georgy Filimonov, perhaps the most scandalous Russian governor. Either he introduces a kind of prohibition in the region, then he uploads videos from his office with portraits of Mao Zedong, Stalin and Beria, then he insists on banning abortions in the region, and at the same time proposes to develop “obstetric tourism”. For a long time, the Kremlin d…

Georgy Filimonov, Governor of the Vologda Oblast, announced his readiness to take tests amid “vile rumors” about his alleged drug use.