Depardieu, in tax fight, gets Russian citizenship

Actor buys home in Belgium

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press • Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and French actor Gerard Depardieu talk during their visit to the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Depardieu, who has been sparring with his native country over taxes, has been granted Russian citizenship. A brief announc...

MOSCOW—Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has waged a battle against a proposed super-tax on millionaires in his native country, has been granted Russian citizenship.

A brief announcement on the Kremlin Website revealed that President Vladimir Putin signed the citizenship gr...

Published: 01/04/2013