Latvia
Huge poster shows Putin as a skull – directly opposite the Russian embassy
The Russian embassy is directly opposite the museum and the poster several meters tall
© Alexander Welscher/ / Picture Alliance
In protest against Russia’s war of aggression, a Latvian museum has put up a poster with Putin as a skull on its facade. Employees of the Russian embassy have the best chance of this.
In Latvia’s capital, Riga, the Museum of the History of Medicine has a large poster on its facade with an asSkull attached to stylized portrait of Vladimir Putin. This is to protest against Russia’s war of aggression and express solidarity with Ukraine.
The motif was designed by a Latvian artist and also adorns the cover of the current issue of the Latvian weekly magazine “Ir”. The employees of the Russian embassy have the best view of the poster, which is several meters high – it is located directly opposite the museum.
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