Category Archives: Russia

Russian Minister Tells His Countrymen “Smoke More and Drink More”

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Glenn Church

Every few years the Russian government tries to implement a plan to get Russians from drinking alcohol. Alcohol consumption in Russia is some of the highest in the world. A host of alcohol-related health problems plague Russians, mainly men, and … Continue reading →

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Russian Parliament Approves Law To Arrest Those Who “Might” Commit A Crime

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Glenn Church

Remember “Minority Report” with Tom Cruise? Russia has not come up with a way to predict if someone will commit a crime, but legislation to grant the KGB’s successor, the FSB, the power to arrest someone because that person might … Continue reading →

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2053 — The Number Of Nuclear Explosions Between 1945 and 1998

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Glenn Church

This is a hauntingly surreal video of beeps and flashes of light. It starts off slow, but witnessing the scope of over 2,000 nuclear explosions is powerful and oddly irrestible. For a while it looked like the U.S. and the … Continue reading →

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The Joke Of Russian Democracy In Action

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Glenn Church

The video is in Russian, but it doesn’t matter what is being said. It is clear for the eye to see. Last week, a bill passed Russia’s 450-member lower house with 449 “ayes.” Yet there were only 88 deputies on … Continue reading →

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“Abduction” Of Russian Politician By Aliens Raises Concerns That State Secrets Might Have Been Revealed

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Glenn Church

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is being asked to investigate the 1997 abduction of a Russian politician by aliens. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, leader of the country’s southern region of Kalymkia, claims that he was taken by human-like aliens in yellow spacesuits who … Continue reading →

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Russians Double Price To Put American Astronauts In Space

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Glenn Church

Without the space shuttle, American astronauts will have to rely on Russian rockets to get them in space. The U.S. now pays $26.3 million per astronaut for a Russian launch. When the space shuttle is gone, the Russians will charge … Continue reading →

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Russians Veto Security Council Decision To…Publicly Dismantle Table?

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Glenn Church

In what has to be considered one of the oddest veto by a member of the UN Security Council, Russia stopped the public dismantling of the Security Council’s table. The horseshoe-shaped table has been the site of over 6,000 meetings in the … Continue reading →

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Putin And Medvedev Duet

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Glenn Church

This New Year’s cartoon of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has caused a little stir in the Russian media because the media does not often lampoon political figures. While it would be great with a translation, … Continue reading →

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Russian Lawmaker Wants To Ban Public Swearing

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Glenn Church

Those who want to improve Russian morals are expanding the campaign. Alcohol, smoking and violence and porn on television have been targets of past attempts to clean-up Russian society. Now a group of Russian legislators want to put an end … Continue reading →

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Russian Minister Says Its Okay To Fight Back Against Police

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Glenn Church

Russia’s Interior Minister said that if a cop assaults you on the street for no reason, then its okay to fight back. Tell that to the judge.

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Is A Russian Nuke Lighting Your Home?

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Glenn Church

Weapons that once were intended to destroy the United States now supply 10% of its energy. Salvaged nuclear material now provides 45% of the nuclear fuel to American nuclear reactors. That translates into about 10% of the energy provided in … Continue reading →

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Moscow Mayor Wants To Ban Snow

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Glenn Church

Moscow’s Mayor Yuri Luzhkov wants to ban snow from Moscow. Really. Since a Moscow blizzard can require 2,500 snow ploughs and a cleanup army of 50,000, a lot of rubles are spent every year on snow removal. Luzhkov has a … Continue reading →

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The Volgograd Obama

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Glenn Church

The Russian media portrays Joachim “Vasily” Crima as the “Volgograd Obama.” Although a native of Guinea-Bissau, he is now a Russian citizen. Crima is also Russia’s first black candidate. He is running for mayor of the district of Srednyaya Akhtuba, part of … Continue reading →

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Russia Invades Estonia…Sort Of

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Glenn Church

Russia has invaded Estonia. No, this is not a repeat of 1940. Besides, it is not all of Russia invading Estonia, just an island. A four-hectare island drifting in the Narva Reservoir has crossed political boundaries from Russia to Estonia. … Continue reading →

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Russian Legal System On Trial In Khodorkovsky Case

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Glenn Church

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, formerly the richest man in Russia, began a new trial in Moscow facing charges of money laundering and theft. Khodorkovsky, a former oil baron, has been serving an 8-year sentence for tax evasion and fraud. His initial trial … Continue reading →

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