Siberian shaman arrested on trek to exorcise Vladimir Putin
(The Guardian Russia)

Alexander Gabyshev walked 1,700 miles across Russia before being held by policeA wandering shaman on a quest to `drive the evil spirit of [Vladimir] Putin from the Kremlin` has been arrested in Siberia by armed police.Alexander Gabyshev had walked an estimated 1,700 miles from the remote city of Yakutsk towards Moscow, attracting an eccentric group of acolytes and appearing at rare protests in regional Russian cities, before his arrest on Thursday. Continue reading...