[wordup] Ban on Russian ads depicting euro having sex with dollar

[Adam Shand]

From: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_822534.html

Ban on Russian ads depicting euro having sex with dollar

Advertising authorities in Moscow have banned a poster campaign showing 
the euro having sex with the US dollar.

The campaign, by the Russian Finance magazine, was judged immoral by the 
Moscow Committee for advertising and information, reports Izvestia.

Advertising company News Outdoor had to tear down 100 posters overnight 
in Moscow, after receiving a warning letter from the committee chairman 
Igor Presnyakov.

Magazine publisher Igor Maltsev said he did not realise what the posters 
were supposed to represent.

"I thought the currencies were dancing on our poster," he said.

"But after hearing from Mr Presnyakov I saw that, yes, maybe, this is a 
love scene."

Story filed: 14:01 Wednesday 24th September 2003
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