In an act of Kremlin musical chairs, the Russian leader has reshuffled his Presidential Council for Culture and Art.
Out goes the former Bolshoi chief, Vladimir Urin, who was never much of a Putinist. In comes the bass singer Ildar Abdrazakov, a fanatical loyalist.
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