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Streetfight, GTA style.

Flying donkey shocks beachgoers in Russia's south

Police in southern Russia will launch a probe into an initiative by local entrepreneurs who sent a donkey into the sky on a parachute in an advertising stunt.



The official spokesman for the local directorate of the Interior Ministry told reporters that the parachuting donkey incident took place last Thursday on an Azov Sea beach in the Temryk District in Krasnodar. "They gave this donkey a parachute ride in order to attract holidaymakers' attention to this sort of entertainment. The parasailing donkey brayed and the children cried, but no one was smart enough to inform the police about the incident," RIA Novosti news agency quoted the official as saying Monday. The police will launch a probe and if the entrepreneurs are found guilty, they could face criminal persecution under the article on cruel treatment of animals of the Russian Criminal Code, which carries a maximum punishment of two years in prison.

Orthodox Church is the basis for modernization

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"Orthodox christianity currently is the basis for modernization. I personally believe that Russian computers should be produced under supervision of Russian monasteries: smart prayers, smart design, smart monkhood. We believe that Skolkovo project should adopt orthodox center for innovations, just because the Church is the basis for modernization, not an obstacle", - says Kirill Frolov, the Head of Orthodox Experts Association.

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Fluffy apartment for rent in Moscow

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"I am a theft"

...that's the name of the book Russian policeman is reading. Quite a frank confession, huh?

TU-154 jet landed in the forest, all 72 passengers survived

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The pilots who managed to land a crippled Russian Tu-154M airliner in the middle of Taiga forest are back in Moscow. All 81 people on board miraculously survived after a mid-air failure of major electrical systems.

Squirrel Institute

Russian Institute for Protein Research ("Institut Belka",- Rus.) switches its specialization to Squirrel Research.
At least that's what their website says:



Seriously though, apparently someone at the institute got lost in translation: "Belka" in Russian could mean "protein" or "squirrel", but in English those are two totally different words.

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The longest cortege

This procession is reportedly cortege of the head of Chechen Republic (region in Russia) Mr.Kadyrov.

Seven drown as Zaporozhets car plunges into creek of Shilka river

Seven people killed in sank Zaporozhets car in Zabaikalsky Krai, RIA Novosti reports. As often in similar accidents, alcohol involved and no seat belts in use.
ZAZ-968M have always been an outsider of the Soviet car manufacturing industry and can barely accomodate four adults.

"Accident happened at about 6pm local time, 800 meters away of Holbon settlement. Driver lost control of the car and it plunged into a creek of Shilka river, killing seven people - three men, three women and an 8-years old girl.", - rescuers report.

Wreath attacks Ukrainian President

A curious thing happened when Russian President Medvedev and Ukrainian President Yanukovich met to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the victory in WWI.

After Mr.Yanukovich laid his wreath and bowed his head, the wreath SUDDENLY attacked him. The rumors are that the rogue wreath has been imprisoned hereafter.

Holy Shield

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev confident that with restoration of icons on the towers of Moscow Kremlin, Russia and its people will gain extra protection.



A fresco of Christ on the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, rediscovered after being plastered over after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, has been presented in a ceremony attended by Patriarch Kirill I of the Russian Orthodox Church and Dmitry Medvedev.

“We should think kindly of those who helped to preserve this icon during the period of atheism, risking their lives, who have kept this wonder for generations to come, for those who are here today on the Red Square, for those who will come to the Kremlin and get inspiration from this image, which protects the Kremlin, Moscow and all of us“, - said Medvedev.

“I am sure, that with restoration of the icons our country receives additional protection,” - said Medvedev.

Know-Nothing Guy represents Russia at EXPO 2010

Anti-hero of the old Soviet fairly tale "The Adventures of Dunno And His Friends" by Nikolay Nosov was chosen as a symbol for Russian modernization and innovation at Shanghai World Expo 2010.

For the first time in many years Russia is spending some 37 million U.S. dollars to construct its own expo pavilion rather than renting one from the host country, but this endeavor ends up being a culturological f'up.

For some unknown yet reason, Now-Nothing Guy, also known as Dunno or Neznaika (Rus.), was chosen as a symbol at the Expo, and the Russian pavilion was decorated using elements from the fairy-tale about him. Neznaika is a boy who is ignorant, lazy, rude and conceited, but he is also curious, kind and unbelievably lucky. He is reminiscent of the popular Russian folk hero Ivan the Fool.



"Through the World Expo, we would like to show the world the true image of a new Russia that has undergone huge transformations in economy, culture and society," said Vladimir Strashko, the Vice President of Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Needless to say, Chineese audience was quite surprised by that Russian choice: Confucian culture values aspiration for knowledge, and not the ignorance, and with Neznaika guiding visitors along the pavilion they could have gotten a hint on a true state of things with modernization and innovation hype in Russia.

So this August, three months after the EXPO2010 was officially launched, President Medvedev ordered to completely redo the pavilion, bringing a stronger feel of modernization. Renovation should be finished by the time he comes to visit China in September. It's suggested Neznaika is renamed to NewZnaika (New-Know-Everything Guy) and a stonger accent is made on Russian "Silicon Valley Skolkovo" project (source)

First highway to link East and West of Russia

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is about to drive 2000km along the first ever trans-Siberian highway in one of the world's most-mocked cars.

He took the wheel of a brand-new Lada Kalina Sport and, accompanied by television cameras, set out on the grueling drive.

Mr.Putin will drive 2000km along a new highway that is the first-ever road to cross the remote wilderness between Siberia and Far Eastern Russia, previously only passable by rail or air. The road is due to open for traffic in September.

"This is a significant event for Russia, in a certain sense historic," Mr Putin said in comments published on his website, since Russia "has never in its history -- never! -- been fully linked up with highways."


Mr.Putin is about to jump into the brand new yellow Lada, the first to drive on the newely constructed highway



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