Russia Cries Conspiracy Over Eurovision Loss

First a drag queen won amid Putin’s crackdown on LGBT rights. Now a Crimean Tatar calling out Stalin’s atrocities has taken the prize—and Putinists blame the ‘demonization of Russia.’

Michael Weiss 

Contributing Editor

Published May 17 2016 1:00AM EDT 

Michael Weiss

Contributing Editor

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