A organic bread shop chain in Russia woos customers with a homophobic panel. Behind it is a bizarre business man who fears appear to be no criminal consequences.
“No access for fags” – such a panel, in the Windows of Sterligows organic bread-store chain see
A man with a full beard changes the smashed Window in a small bread town store in Moscow’s center. “Faggots broke the window,” he says grimly. The homophobic insult is also to read behind the broken glass on a wooden panel, which was apparently the target of the attack. “No access for fags”, as in curved the old Slavic writing. The incident at the end of may was not the first, says quietly, a young saleswoman.
Named after him organic bread-store chain of Russian businessman German Sterligov, has been advertising since April, with homophobic panels to customers. The beginning of St. Petersburg, later on such boards appeared in a dozen Sterligov-bread stores across the country, even in the capital.
Ex-millionaire with bizarre views
Sterligov, Born in 1966, is a business man who was portrayed a few years ago by foreign media as a dropout. As a co-founder of the first stock exchange in the late Soviet Union, he was a millionaire, tried as a politician and was a candidate for mayor in Moscow. He failed, lost a lot of money and moved to the country, to devote himself to his large family of children, and organic farming. His trademark: the food, prepared as in the pre-industrial era. Conveniently, however, are not. A loaf of bread from the previous day costs the equivalent of around 10 Euro, a fresh bread Twice or even three times.
German Sterligov is known for his right-wing, conservative, Christian, and ultra-Orthodox views known
With his whimsical style of Life, right-wing, conservative, Christian, and ultra-Orthodox views, Sterligov has repeatedly been in the headlines. He rails against abortion, against Doctors, and scientists in General. His latest idea: The electricity on the whole planet off to save the nature.
Discrimination is not tolerated
With signs against Gays in his stores Sterligov had violated Russian laws, say of the DW interviewed experts. There is both an incitement and extremism-and prohibition in the Constitution as well as relevant paragraphs in the criminal law, says Alexander Ermolenko, an employee of a Moscow law firm. The human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina confirmed. Anyone can complain to the public Prosecutor’s office: “A complaint would have a good chance, because this is pure discrimination and a violation of the Constitution.”
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However, these legal standards would be applied unilaterally – for example, during action against extremist organisations, Alexander Ermolenko. “There is the General understanding that you must not discriminate against a certain group of people,” says the legal expert: “So it is in Russia, and Sterligov, the understands very well.”
Aversion to homosexuals is stronger
The already strong aversion against sexual minorities in Russia was stronger in the past few years. The Parliament in 2013 adopted a set of international kritisiertes law, the high fines for “homosexuality Propaganda” among Minors.
The last reports of some Russian media caused a stir, according to which in the Republic of Chechnya in the North Caucasus, homosexuals are targeted and abused to be followed. Both Chancellor Angela Merkel and the new French President Emmanuel Macron mentioned the issue in their Meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in may. Putin is said to have announced to the allegations investigate.
Joke of Putin with a signal effect
In these days of the other Statements made by the Kremlin leaders to this topic, make a stir. It is excerpts from a documentation of the American star Director Oliver Stone about Putin. Stone spoke to the Russian President on the controversial law against “homosexual Propaganda”. Putin denied that the law restricting gay rights. Then Stone, what would Putin asked if he had to, with a Homosexual on a U-boat showers. “I’d prefer not to go with him to the showers,” he said, and laughed: “Why provoke him? But you know, I’m a Judo master.”
The US cable channel Showtime shows the four-part documentary “The Putin Interviews” from the 12. to 15. June
Russia have got used to the special Humor of the Russian President, meanwhile, says the columnist Oleg Kashin. This Humor had its origins in the gutters of Leningrad, today’s St. Petersburg, where Putin grew up. And yet was surprised by the recent Statement of the heads of state. As a model for state officials at all levels, the President should take better care of his choice of words, calls for Kasin.