Russian investigators have launched a probe after a monkey wearing a Nazi uniform was paraded around during a bizarre state circus.
The offensive pantomime was to celebrate the Russian Orthodox Christmas, which take place on January 7.This year the diocese in Izhevsk, the capital of Udmurt Republic in Russia, decided to stage a traditional event on January 8.During the show performers dressed in military paraphernalia and dressed goats and monkey’s in Nazi symbols and uniforms, local media reported this week.The show was commissioned by the Russian Orthodox Church, which said it showed the ‘spurning’ of Nazism, the BBC reported.The diocese defended the performance, saying that it was meant to be a representation of the Great Patriotic War.
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