Russian Poet and Putin Critic Lev Rubinstein Dies at 76 After Car Crash
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Russian poet and Putin critic Lev Rubinstein, a key figure in the Soviet underground literary scene, has died at the age of 76, six days after being hit by a car in Moscow. Known for co-founding the conceptualist movement, he used art to critique the official doctrine of socialist realism. Described as "shakily poetic, astute and ironic" by the Memorial human rights organisation, Rubinstein also took a strong stance against Russia's military offensive in Ukraine and the government's attitudes towards LGBT rights.
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