Original sentence: " Former U.By western commentators and the Russian opposition, Putin has been described as a dictator
Edited sentence: " However, this media campaign has also come under attack by scholars and journalists as being a politically motivated distortion of facts.According to American scholar of Russian studies Stephen F.Boris Yeltsin and Medvedev have both visited the Lamaist Buddhist Ivolginsky Monastery in Buryatia but Putin has not.Cohen, ﻿"since the early 2000s, the media have followed a different leader-centric narrative, also consistent with US policy, that devalues multifaceted analysis for a relentless demonization of Putin, with little regard for facts".Former U.Islam has undergone a major revival and expansion in Russia.Putin has sometimes been described as a dictator by Western commentators and members of the Russian opposition.Putin is believed to have backed protests by Muslims in Russia against Charlie Hebdo and the west.The British journalist Seumas Milne argues that "the demonisation of Russia risks paving the way for war"