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Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker (1979) loosely based on their novel Roadside Picnic.takes place in a Russian wasteland of its own, one referred to as “The Zone” that is reminiscent of the Zone of alienation surrounding Chernobyl, despite the film predating the disaster by 7 years. Within The Zone lies The Room, a mystical space that can grant the wishes of any who visit it. This journey into the center of a forbidden and dangerous zone in the rural Russian countryside is science fiction and philosophical exploration, in equal parts, and led critic Derek Adams to write when comparing this film to Francis Ford Coppolas Apocalypse Now (1979), “as a journey to the heart of darkness, it’s a good deal more persuasive than Coppola’s.”

A contrail from what is believed to be a meteorite is seen over Chelyabinsk.

A contrail from what is believed to be a meteorite is seen over Chelyabinsk.

Bright objects, apparently debris from a meteorite, streaked through the sky in western Siberia early on Friday, accompanied by a boom that damaged buildings across a vast area of territory.

Bright objects, apparently debris from a meteorite, streaked through the sky in western Siberia early on Friday, accompanied by a boom that damaged buildings across a vast area of territory.

Russian Meteor Explosion 15.02.2013 

Meteorite Falls In Russian Urals Chelyabinsk Region

Pussy Riot: The Jailhouse Interview

There’s news that a Russian court postponed an appeal Monday by three members of the jailed rock band Pussy Riot after one of them fired her lawyers. GQ’s, Michael Idov smuggled a few questions into the grrrls’ gulag. Judging by their answers, the riot is just getting warmed up

Wimm-Bill-Dann Accused of Promoting Homosexuality on Milk Cartons - A nationalist organization has accused European food and beverage giant Wimm-Bill-Dann (based in Moscow) of promoting homosexuality by including a rainbow on the packaging of its Jolly Milkman products. The group People’s Council (Narodny Sobor) has filed a complaint with the Prosecutor General’s Office in Russia regarding the offending dairy products. Anatoly Artyukh, head of the group’s St. Petersburg branch, told Interfax on Friday; “The rainbow is ‘the international symbol of the homosexual movement’, I consider it to be blatant promotion of vice,” he said.

Wimm-Bill-Dann Accused of Promoting Homosexuality on Milk Cartons - A nationalist organization has accused European food and beverage giant Wimm-Bill-Dann (based in Moscow) of promoting homosexuality by including a rainbow on the packaging of its Jolly Milkman products. The group People’s Council (Narodny Sobor) has filed a complaint with the Prosecutor General’s Office in Russia regarding the offending dairy products. Anatoly Artyukh, head of the group’s St. Petersburg branch, told Interfax on Friday; “The rainbow is ‘the international symbol of the homosexual movement’, I consider it to be blatant promotion of vice,” he said.

Russian Boxing Exhibition Chernyshov and Rybalsky

Russian Boxing Exhibition Chernyshov and Rybalsky

Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Ivan Mikhailovich Zaikin (1870-1948)

Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Ivan Mikhailovich Zaikin (1870-1948)

Ukraine Circus Wrestler w/Autograph, V Dovbnya Kharkov

Ukraine Circus Wrestler w/Autograph, V Dovbnya Kharkov

Wrestling Champion Kahuta from Indostan, India. Photographer Belayvsky, Golike & Vilborg, Russia.

Wrestling Champion Kahuta from Indostan, India. Photographer Belayvsky, Golike & Vilborg, Russia.

World Famous Wrestler, K.Mikul (A.I.Center, St.Petersburg, Russia)

World Famous Wrestler, K.Mikul (A.I.Center, St.Petersburg, Russia)

Russian Strongman Pyotr Krylov, King of Weights.

Russian Strongman Pyotr Krylov, King of Weights.

*10:00AM EST: SENTENCING: Each band member receives two years each and begins from the day of the arrest and they will serve this time in prison. *9:28AM EST: The judge has called the crime a conspiracy driven by hatred of religion and the court does “not trust” the testimony of the band members because it is an attempt to “evade justice” and proven to be false.*8:08AM EST: OK Sorry (translation fuzzy), Charge is Hooliganism, Kremlin to decide outcome? The judge is still summing up the case. She’s some way through the prosecution case now.This Is Not Looking Good*7:53AM EST: The women were motivated by religious enmity and hatred, and acted provocatively and in an insulting manner inside a religious building in the presence of a large number of believers,” the court said.*7:42AM EST: They’re still reading the verdict.

*10:00AM EST: SENTENCING: Each band member receives two years each and begins from the day of the arrest and they will serve this time in prison.

*9:28AM EST: The judge has called the crime a conspiracy driven by hatred of religion and the court does “not trust” the testimony of the band members because it is an attempt to “evade justice” and proven to be false.

*8:08AM EST: OK Sorry (translation fuzzy), Charge is Hooliganism, Kremlin to decide outcome? The judge is still summing up the case. She’s some way through the prosecution case now.

This Is Not Looking Good

*7:53AM EST: The women were motivated by religious enmity and hatred, and acted provocatively and in an insulting manner inside a religious building in the presence of a large number of believers,” the court said.

*7:42AM EST: They’re still reading the verdict.

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