Putin may have banned Barbie in Russia as a symbol of the decadent West, but that hasn't stopped Moscovites and other Russians from clamoring to see Greta Gerwig's new film. Source: Business Insider Russia has been taken over by Barbiemania – even though the movie isn't being released there as part of a backlash to the invasion of Ukraine. Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" was released internationally on July 21 — but not in Russia, where Warner Bros.