Russian Cops Won’t Even Let Toys Protest

After the Siberian authorities repeatedly rejected Barnual citizens’ requests to hold legal demonstrations over Russia’s fraudulent parliamentary election, locals did this “protest.” The teddy bears, toys and figurines picketed with “I’m for honest elections!” and “A thief should sit in jail, not in the Kremlin” signs, aw. The police did not like it. They’re seriously investigating. Read more »

Russia’s Flawed $1 Billion Election Fraud Surveillance Plan

Remember how Russia’s parliamentary election had so much obnoxious, YouTube-documented fraud, that thousands of angry Russians protested in the street? Don’t worry. The Kremlin has it on lock down, soon equipping 94,000 polling stations with no less than 300,000 web surveillance cameras. Pffffffft. Read more »

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Hacked Russian Election Billboard: “You Got F*cked”

The fall out after Russia’s spectacularly fraudulent parliamentary elections continues. Here’s a perfectly appropriate example of rouge urban hacking: The corrupt United Russia party poster says “You’ve been fucked.” Read more »

Fox News Fakes Moscow Protest Coverage With Athens Riots Footage

Fox News attempted to cover the post-election-fraud protests in Moscow, but decided that the truth wasn’t exciting enough, so they spiced it up with some footage of the riots in Athens, thinking that no one would notice the fucking palm trees. Read more »

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Adorable Voina Child Stabs Pictures of the Russian Police

Dmitri “Skif” Putehin of Other Russia could face two years in prison for throwing a glass of water at a prosecutor at the trial of his friend. Protest artist crew Voina made this family video in support of the imprisoned activist. Little Kasper the Striking Falcon isn’t a fan of the Ru po-po. Read more »

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RussiaToday’s Got Your Open Heart Surgery Porn (Graphic)

Ah!!! Not for the squeamish. RussiaToday channel has just proven my theory about the Russian doctoring industry: Go to a Russian hospital, and you might just end up as the protagonist of disturbing medical “exclusive footage” on YouTube. Read more »

Russian Cigarettes for Little Girls Who Hate Living in Russia

This pretty, pretty packaging is a prime example of Russia’s recent trend of aggressively girlie cigarette marketing. Just one puff on these scented, sweet-filtered cigs and the little lady is transported into foreign metropolises where red convertibles, sandy beaches and yellow taxicabs await. It’s no surprise that the New York Sweet Dreams are fronted by a sensuous ginger… We all still remember deported celebrity spy Anna Chapman, right? Read more »

Russian Space Hotels: Coming in 2016, Na-na Na-na Boo-boo

While US is mourning the death of NASA’s shuttle program, Russia is building a swanky space hotel, set to open its cabin doors within five years… and it’s nicer and cheaper than the $60 million a-pop missions American astronauts will be hitching with the Russians from now on. Read more »

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Setting a Bridge on Fire: A Mixed Media Mural

Here’s a crazy Slav who goes by Pavel 183. Watch his mural come alive as he adds a little something extra with a Molotov cocktail. He had this whole mini-manifesto written about “giving up fame,” “burning bridges” and “rising out of your own smoldering ashes,” but we’ll spare you. Just go past 0:40 to see that shit burn. Sorry for the Russian rock.

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Russia’s First “City Tornado:” Dramatic Video

This amateur footage of Russia’s “first” tornado to ravage about an actual city features bits of debris elegantly spiraling through air and a determined lady-narrator, who won’t stop rolling the camera until something gets set on fire by lightning. Read more »