Monthly Archives: March 2012

Who’s Vladimir?

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Is Medvedev referring to Vladimir Klitschko? Which Vladimir is he talking about?! Thanks to AV for the link to The Daily Show’s take on the hot mic, “The Borscht Whisperer“

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Man vs. Machine

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Ouch

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Borat, for real

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

After posting video of a botched Kazakh national anthem just barely two weeks ago, it has happened again. While Kazakh sharpshooter Maria Dmitrienko was receiving her gold medal in Kuwait, tournament organizers mistakenly played the theme song to Borat. She … Continue reading →

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Facts about Rasputin

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Turning back the clock for this one; Karl Pilkington gives us a history lesson on Grigory Rasputin. Facts about Rasputin, according to KP: – He was a monk. – He lived in Russia, around 1800. – He loved his women, … Continue reading →

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Putin, Russia, & the West

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

As a counter-point to the soft-focus ARD documentary that was posted here earlier this month, here is a four-part BBC series examining closely Putin’s policies and politics dating back to his appointment as prime minister in 1999. This is a … Continue reading →

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Problems of Indians of the sheriff do not f**k

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

This should clear up any confusion – Thanks to SB for the photo.

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The Meaning of Meaning

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

ул. Баумана, г. Казань, this song blaring on the loud-speaker:

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Public Art as Political Protest

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Continuing a long-running theme of street art in which we have discussed P-183 and Voina, here is the group Partizaning, which has engaged in several guerilla art campaigns throughout Russia (mainly Moscow and St Petersburg) My favorite is their collection … Continue reading →

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From Ataturk to Mussolini

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

With dissidents too disillusioned (or weary) to build on the momentum they gained in the protests of December and February, the election of Vladimir Putin as the returning President of Russia seems to be less a moment for action than … Continue reading →

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жынды өмір

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Seems like something Borat would try to pull off: http://failblog.org/2012/03/08/epic-fail-fail-nation-kazakhstan-nation-anthem-fail/

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