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Monday, March 11, 2013

The Anti-Kremlin History of the Man Behind Putin's Adoption Ban

The Anti-Kremlin History of the Man Behind Putin's Adoption Ban


For a man known as Russia's Judge Judy, Pavel Astakhov has had more luck causing a diplomatic crisis than any family court judge ever had. Appointed Russia's child right's commissioner in 2009 by former President Dmitry Medvedev, Astakhov's domestic and international profile has risen steadily since, culminating in his patronage of the new state law banning U.S. citizens from adopting Russian orphans and describing his critics as "pedophiles" who are either "blind or stupid."

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