Entries 61—75 of 259

Film

July 23, 2:00 PM

Summer Obits: Tarkovsky's Star, The Russian Edith Piaf, Counter-Culture Novelist

Three heroes of Russian culture died this summer, marking an end to their epochs—beloved actor Oleg Yankovsky, national folk singer Lyudmila Zykina and non-conformist author Vasily Aksenov.

3

Recent
comment

July 26, 8:53 PM

Marina Galperina wrote: Nostalghia is currently out of print, but if you're patient, I'm fairly sure Criterion will release it...…

Live from LJ

July 18, 8:00 PM

07/17/09: Naked Russian Hippie, White Catsuit Mountain

The Russian blogosphere conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.

0

No recent
comments

Music

July 11, 12:00 AM

Babushkas Being Deliberately Adorable on Gawker (Video)

Britney Spears is probably the most important reason why Russian old ladies must attend an English language school. Now they can perform "Hit Me Baby One More Time" for the school's commercial.

2

Recent
comment

July 15, 10:10 AM

lus lus wrote: Its cool

Live from LJ

July 10, 1:00 PM

07/10/09: Presidents, Beet Pills and Ghosts

The Russian blogosphere conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.

0

No recent
comments

Politics

July 9, 12:00 AM

South Park Makes Jokes About Putin, Fails

2x2 Russian Cartoon television network censored one of the South Park episodes, editing out a scene where an American businessman calls up Vladimir Putin to ask his help in shipping a giant whale to the moon. This time, we see the logic behind the cut.

0

No recent
comments

Made in Russia

July 8, 12:00 AM

The Soviet Scooter

In 1953, a year when Dwight Eisenhower became President, Soviet engineers produced something quite outstanding: the scooter. Just like almost everything else in the USSR, the scooter was initially a brick in the propaganda wall -- it was supposed to become the means of transportation which your typical Soviet citizen could buy for their average two-month paycheck (just like Lenin promised.) And the engineers delivered, by accidentally producing a masterpiece.

0

No recent
comments

Food

July 7, 10:00 AM

The Dessert-Cocktail Summit is Something Everyone Can Agree On

by Julia Ioffe

Like a gracious host who somehow anticipates your every need before you even think to have it, the Ritz-Carlton, Moscow has gone out of its way to make its guest, Barack Obama, feel loved and welcome during his first visit to Russia as President of the United States. Over the weekend, the hotel issued a lyrical press release detailing the Martha Stewart-esque details of its so-called “The Dessert-Cocktail Summit.”

0

No recent
comments

Travel

July 7, 8:40 AM

Video: Sticky Reality, Roads and Fools

A new report by the World Economic Forum, an organization which holds an annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, placed Russia 114th out of 121 nations in how easy it is to trade with. According to the report, Russia apparently has problems with trade friendliness, red tape, tariffs, corruption and... roads.

1

Recent
comment

July 8, 1:38 AM

Mikhail Sheferd wrote: One word,lemmings. But why do they seem to enjoy it so?

Blah-blah

July 4, 12:00 AM

Say "No" to Bombs, "Yes" to Boobs

Historically, Russians have glorified breasts and now the fascination is starting to sublimate into official, online, boobs-related ventures. Let us introduce two projects, which fill the computer screens of most Russians with tits on daily basis.

4

Recent
comment

February 26, 10:22 AM

Taha Inam wrote: Its great to see breasts, naked and sexy. Breast create desires and desires create life. The enormous are…

Live from LJ

July 3, 9:20 AM

07/03/09: 4000 Bottles of Beer, Kid Stuff

The Russian blogosphere conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.

0

No recent
comments

Travel

July 1, 8:00 AM

Moscow Is Getting Ready for Obama

Barack Obama's 3-day trip to Moscow is to begin on July 6, but the US President is already the center of attention in Russia. Bolshoi Gorod, a popular Moscow bi-weekly, published the "Travel guide for Obama issue", where it tracks the President's route and suggests some tourist sights (Obama is expected to speak at the university graduation and hold talks with Prime Minister Putin and president Medvedev.)

0

No recent
comments

Politics

July 1, 12:00 AM

Gorbachev Calls For Yet Another Prohibition

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet head of state, responsible for the most reviled and admired political act of the 80's -- the prohibition -- called on national television for the government to limit production and sales of liquor. Russians are way to drunk, apparently. According to Gorbachev, the nation "is dying out because of alcohol." During the last Soviet years, alcohol production reached the unprecedented levels of 14 liters per person. In 2008, it reached 17 liters (4.5 gallons) per person.

0

No recent
comments

News

June 30, 12:00 AM

Casinos In Russia Are Expected to Close Tonight

According to the law that comes into effect today at 12:00 AM, all Russian casinos are supposed to close. The antivice plan introduced by Vladimir Putin allows casinos and slot machines to operate only in four regions of Russia, attempting to create the US-style gambling zones. As of today, neither of the zones is ready to host casinos. The delays were caused by lack of government financing and interest from real estate developers, hit by the financial crisis. However, the government has denied repeated pleas from the gambling industry to push back the July 1 deadline.

1

Recent
comment

June 30, 2:22 AM

Jason Blavatnik wrote: Casinos say that 400.000 people will become unemployed. They are right, but the people who work at casinos -- the…

Blah-blah

June 27, 12:00 AM

Dude, Your Dad is Weird