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Why Russian Punks Pussy Riot Aren't Heroes
International cause célèbre Pussy Riot are due hear their verdict tomorrow at 3pm Moscow time (8am EST). If they are found guilty of "hooliganism" they could face 7 years in prison. While the case has...
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MEMBERS OF PUSSY RIOT SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS IN JAIL
Three members of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot have been found guilty of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" and each sentenced to two years in jail (starting March 15 of this...
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UPDATE (No): Did Pussy Riot Just Take Down The Russian Ruble?
UPDATE: It appears unlikely now that this was about Pussy Riot. The dollar has strengthened against the pound and the euro as well. Too bad! ----------- Just wondering. With the punk band Pussy Riot...
View ArticlePussy Riot Released A New Single On The Day Of Their Sentencing
Three members of the punk group Pussy Riot received 2 year sentences today for their part in a performance in a Russian Orthodox Cathedral. The group seem to be taking it in their stride, however,...
View ArticleA Pussy Riot Protester Chased By Moscow Police Tried To Escape Into The...
In a perhaps Assange-inspired incident, a masked supporter of jailed Russian punk group Pussy Riot climbed into the Turkish Embassy in an attempt to escape from Moscow police. This video, via...
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Moscow Bans Gay Pride Festivals For 100 Years
Moscow's city court ruled in favor of a 100 year long long ban on gay pride parades in Russia's capital today, the BBC reports. The ban was installed after Russia's best-known gay rights campaigner,...
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The Most Expensive Failed Space Missions Of All Time
Space travel, because of its high profile and expense, has been highly publicized and scrutinized ever since the space race began during the Cold War. NASA estimates that the average space shuttle...
View ArticleRussian Cosmonauts Leave The Space Station For A 6-Hour Spacewalk
Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Yuri Malenchenki stepped outside the International Space Station today to perform some maintenance work. This is Padalka's ninth spacewalk and Malenchenki's...
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Russian Police Are Hunting Two More Members Of Pussy Riot
Russian investigators say they have launched a fresh criminal probe against members of punk band Pussy Riot who remain free after an anti-Vladimir Putin stunt in Russia's top church. "The probe is...
View ArticleInflatable Sex Doll River Race Banned In Russia
Every year for the past 10, the Bubble Baba Challenge takes place in Leningrad's Priozersky district. More than 500 participants, ages 15-59, hop on their blow-up sex dolls, jump into the Vuoksa...
View ArticleWatch A Man Ride The World's Tiniest Bike
If you think people look silly riding around on bikes that are too small for them, check out this video of a man in full racing gear taking a spin on what has to be the world's smallest bike. It...
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Two Pussy Riot Members Flee Russia And Are 'Recruiting Foreign Feminists'
Russian punk band Pussy Riot says two of its members have managed to escape the country, The Guardian is reporting. Three members of the five-woman feminist band were arrested after an anti-Putin...
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Vladimir Putin Has Personal Access To 43 Aircraft, Worth $1 Billion
Russian President Vladimir Putin is, by most standards, a wealthy man. However, the exact extent of his wealth has long been hidden. Some reports are enormously high, with one suggesting it may be an...
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Here's All We Know About The Mysterious Daughters Of Vladimir Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin may appear in the news on a daily basis, but almost nothing is known about his daughters, Mariya, 27 and Yekaterina, 25. As adults, they have never been photographed...
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New Report Details Vladimir Putin’s Lavish Life With Four Yachts And 58...
Vladimir Putin projects the image of an earthy action man who enjoys fishing trips and hikes in the hills but a new report suggests the Russian president is more sybarite than Spartan. Mr. Putin jets...
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Russia's Volleyball Coach Reportedly Commits Suicide After Olympic Failure
Sergei Ovchinnikov, coach of the women's volleyball team at the London Olympics, reportedly hung himself after the team's lackluster performance at the games. Ovxhinnikov, 43, was found hanged in a...
View ArticleJIM ROGERS: For The First Time In My Life, I'm Thinking Of Investing In...
After 18 long years of negotiations, Russia has finally joined the World Trade Organization (WTO), marking a major stride forward in the nation’s continued effort to grow its presence in international...
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MARK MOBIUS: Russia's New Membership With The WTO Will Be Huge For Growth
It might be tempting to say “everything old is new again” in Russia, given the return of Vladimir Putin to the presidency after a four-year hiatus, an interesting development in the country’s...
View ArticleWatch As A Russian Crane Drops A Luxury Yacht
When you spend loads of cash on a yacht, you expect it to be well taken care of. Not so in this case, where a crane operator in Russia dropping some unlucky millionaire's luxury ride into the water....
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The War Against European Fracking Gets Dirty
Why would France suddenly prohibit shale gas exploration? Sure, there are environmental issues with horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, the methods used to extract gas from porous shale deep...
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