article_snippet.sent: It is based on a novel by British writer Tom Rob Smith and was due to premiere in Russia today.
article_snippet.sent: Russia's culture ministry said The Hollywood blockbuster distorted history as The Hollywood blockbuster celebrated The Hollywood blockbuster victory over Nazi Germany .
article_snippet.sent: In recent years, Russia has cracked down harshly on negative depictions of the Soviet Union during the Stalin era, while criticism of those who fought in the Second World War is taboo.
article_snippet.sent: Russia's culture ministry accused the film of 'distortion of historical facts and the idiosyncratic treatment of events before, during and after' the Second World War.
article_snippet.sent: Culture Minister Vladimir Medinskypictured) condemned the film for pictured) depiction of the horrors of the Stalin regime . '
article_snippet.sent: Culture minister Medinsky slammed the film for its depiction of the horrors of the Stalin regime Culture minister Medinsky the horrors of the Stalin regime the Stalin regime and said Culture minister Medinsky misrepresented a country that was 'one of the world leaders'.
article_snippet.sent: The Hollywood blockbuster shows Soviet Army officers as 'blood-thirsty ghouls' randomly shooting people, 'especially gays,' Culture minister Medinsky complained.
article_snippet.sent: On Tuesday, Kultura state-funded arts newspaper, whose editor is a member of President Vladimir Putin's arts council, published a review of the film titled '44 shades of vileness.'
article_snippet.sent: Daniel Espinosa's film is made up of lies and spitting at Russia and Russians,' Daniel Espinosa's film wrote.
article_snippet.sent: Earlier this year the outspoken culture minister voiced the outspoken culture minister dislike of Russian art-house film 'Leviathan,' despite its landmark victory at the Golden Globes and Oscar nomination, complaining it was full of 'existentialist hopelessness.'
article_snippet.sent: Last month the outspoken culture minister sacked the head of a theatre in Siberia after the head of a theatre in Siberia radical staging of a Wagner opera including images of Jesus Christ angered some Orthodox believers.
highlights_snippet.sent: Russia's culture minister accused the film of 'distortion of historical facts' 