VLADIMIR Putin has announced his own version of the Eurovision song contest despite Russia’s similar Soviet attempts being a huge flop. The bitter tyrant is set to take on the world famous ...

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Monday establishing a Russian version of the Eurovision Song Contest, after the country was excluded from the continental competition nearly three years ago.

VLADIMIR Putin has announced his own version of the Eurovision song contest despite Russia's ... and it is required that political themes in the lyrics are completely excluded." ...