Artist who painted Putin in women's underwear flees Russia

The Russians have a limited sense of humour when it come to poking fun at Mr Putin

Actually it's the KGB that's got the limited sense of humour when it comes to their boss. Oh sorry, they've got a new name now. The FSB, different name same people.

To be fair, Russians have a limited sense of humour normally.

Soooo Putin is the Russian version of Mohammed now?

No, Putin is doing his best for his own people, but some of his people want to make some kind of a statement. Putin isn't interested in world conquest and pedophilia and the Russian Federation isn't issuing a fatwa against drawing President Putin, so there won't be an annual "Draw Putin Day" like there is a "draw Mohammed day".

One of my Russian co-workers says the painting violated the new Russian law against gay propaganda and that the seizure of the painting had everything to do with the law and nothing to do with mocking Putin. She says there's far worse about Putin that goes around and the authorities say nothing about it. In this case the issue is portraying a man in drag and that's a clear violation of the anti-gay propaganda law.