russia
The eXile gets a visit from the authorities
Posted Fri, 06/13/2008 - 17:29 by bartleyMark Ames, founding editor of the eXile, was recently visited by Russian Federal Service for Mass Media, Telecommunications and the Protection of Cultural Heritage for an "unplanned audit."
In all my years I'd never heard of an "unplanned audit" of editorial content. The insiders whom I contacted all said, "It's ... strange." That's how my Russian lawyer reacted, it's how an American official reacted, and it's even how the head of the Glasnost Defense Fund reacted
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Just what our political rallies need...more flying penises
Posted Wed, 05/21/2008 - 10:38 by bobIt was the latest attempt by Kasparov to unite Russia's weakened and often bickering opposition against former president, now Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his successor President
Kasparov, considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time, accused Russia's rulers of creating a "feudal fiefdom" and lambasted mainstream opposition parties such as Yabloko and SPS, which did not attend the assembly.
As Kasparov spoke a toy penis with wings buzzed across the hall and around him. It was not clear who was behind the stunt.
