Next question is about the new "patriotism" of Russia and whether Putin is worried about various conservative vigilantes carrying out actions under the banner of "patriotism."
Putin says the government supports patriotism -- there is no other unifying foundation. However, "hooligans are hooligans" and the state has to deal with "the foam that forms on the wave" of patriotism. However, Putin says there should be some sort of "internal self-limitation" in society so that people don't offend others. Discusses recent protests in Omsk against a production of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. Emphasizes that the producers themselves cancelled the show and no one forced them to. Calls for dialogue within society.
Next question: reporter notes there are only three hospices for children in the entire country of Russia. Asks if more can be done.
Putin says government supports social efforts to help sick children and he recently gave a state award to someone working in this sphere. Says more can and should be done.
Next question is about child abuse. Putin says beating children can't be "justified by any traditions." "There are other ways to raise children," he says.
One of Putin's remarks today that escaped a lot of radars is his saying that "foreigners" have paid "in full" for a 19.5 percent stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft.
But Max Seddon and FT are on it, including apparently seeking more information on what Seddon describes as the "murky details of its financing."