Georgy Lobushkin

Apple monument in Russia

Russia’s Steve Jobs memorial looks set to leave the country

Lifestyle

When Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, publicly revealed that he was gay, it was met largely with support and, frankly, little surprise. Cook hadn’t been in the closet, he just hadn’t talked about it publicly. But one place where the announcement was panned was Russia, and in response a Russian university took down a memorial that been erected to Apple’s founding CEO, Steve Jobs.