On Sunday Nov 08,2015, VK, one of Russia's largest social media networks, said the magazine's cartoons had been the most discussed topic by its more than 100 million active users over the weekend.
"Insane cynicism and a mockery of the memory of the victims of this terrible tragedy," wrote one Twitter user, Anna Isayeva.
The French magazine published two cartoons after Metrojet Flight 9268 crashed in the Sinai Peninsula on October 31, killing all 224 people on board.
The first drawing showed a passenger's skull, with the caption: "The dangers of Russian low cost" flights.
The second showed the plane's debris falling on a bearded fighter, with the legend: "The Russian air force is intensifying its air strikes."
'Pure blasphemy'
On Friday, Dmitry Peskov, the Russian government spokesman, said he thought the cartoons were "pure blasphemy" and had nothing to do with democracy or freedom of expression.
Russian politicians lined up on state TV over the weekend to echo his criticism
The French foreign ministry said in a statement on its website that journalists in France were free to express their opinions, but that they did not reflect the views of the French government.
"We were among the first to express our condolences to the Russian people and authorities on Saturday, as soon as we learned of this terrible tragedy," the ministry said.
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