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Putin Gets a Surprise Birthday Gift on Twitter
By artappraiser on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 10:58pm |By Nikloaus von Twickle, The Moscow Times, October 9, 2010
...for the prime minister's 59th birthday — ...the biggest surprise came from Twitter when a hashtag went viral.
#СПАСИБОПУТИНУЗАЭТО, or "Thanks to Putin for that," sparked a storm after United Russia activist Vladimir Burmatov tweeted on Friday morning: "It's warm and sunny in Moscow — summer! #SPASIBOPUTINUZAETO."....
But the hashtag was quickly mocked by tens of thousands of not-so-flattering Twitter users, who put it after lines like "No money and no flat #THANKSTOPUTINFORTHAT.".....Among the most popular adaptions was one made by blogger and art curator Marat Guelman, who wrote "And Brezhnev rises from the dead #THANKSTOPUTINFORTHAT" — reflecting the widespread disappointment with Putin's decision to return to the presidency next year.....
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