Sunday, October 1, 2017

A Movie About A Czar's Affair Is Met With Violent Blowback By The Religious Right In Russia

Matilda lavishly depicts the true story of Czar Nicholas II's affair with a ballerina - but the Russian Orthodox Church canonized the Czar in 2000, and now there have been Molotov cocktails, arson, and threats to burn down (or blow up) movie theaters that show the film.



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