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Young Freud posted:WHAT?! I heard about the rehearsal breakdowns but one broke down during a public demonstration?! How does Shevchenko still have a job?  He may be next on the list.
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Sorta weird that so many died the year they invaded Ukraine, since I doubt russian generals leads from the front, especially when they are supposed not to be there. Though a fair number shot themselves.
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Russian Eurovision contestant is revealed to have modelled nude in some really weird erotic shots http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...social-facebookWhat's even weirder is Kremlin's explanation: quote:While the photos look as if they could have been taken from a domination fetish site, a government source in Moscow told the Sun that they were taken to highlight the issue of domestic violence. Why yes, I'm sure that campaign worked as planned...
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Young Freud posted:WHAT?! I heard about the rehearsal breakdowns but one broke down during a public demonstration?! How does Shevchenko still have a job? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgS9GA3nBco
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A Pale Horse posted:
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I CANNOT EJACULATE WITHOUT SEEING NATIVE AMERICANS BRUTALISED!
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Whoah, this is the first time I'm hearing of this. That looks like purge levels of murder going on. Which is a bit odd.
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Friendly Humour posted:Whoah, this is the first time I'm hearing of this. That looks like purge levels of murder going on. Which is a bit odd. What do you mean, purge? All I see is natural Russian levels of depression, alcoholism, and poor driving 
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Nenonen posted:Russian Eurovision contestant is revealed to have modelled nude in some really weird erotic shots You know, I might actually believe that. The statements sound like a bad artists statement and the pictures look more like a bad art exhibit than bad porn.
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Yeah, that doesn't look like porn.
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Why the gently caress does the Kremlin spokeperson comment on something like that? Seems bizarre if they micromanage things related to commercial popculture like Eurovision
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Somaen posted:Why the gently caress does the Kremlin spokeperson comment on something like that? Seems bizarre if they micromanage things related to commercial popculture like Eurovision Post-Soviet shitholes use Eurovision as a nationalistic dickwaving opportunity. Since post-Soviet Russia specifically is the stronkest post-Soviet nation, all other nations must bow before post-Soviet Russia's manly and stronk Eurovision contestant.
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Somaen posted:Why the gently caress does the Kremlin spokeperson comment on something like that? Seems bizarre if they micromanage things related to commercial popculture like Eurovision They have a severe inferiority complex so anything that could reflect badly on Russia in any way has to be explained away, justified or denied. I think most of the EE countries are like that, Poland certainly is. Apropos of Eurovision let's all take a moment to remember the glorious craziness of the best Eurovision performance ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE
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A Pale Horse posted:They have a severe inferiority complex so anything that could reflect badly on Russia in any way has to be explained away, justified or denied. I think most of the EE countries are like that, Poland certainly is.  . flv
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In an official statement Kremlin spokesperson Peskov denies the rumours circulating on the internet that Putin is "a big gay homo" and suspects agents of "unfriendly countries" to be stoking the russophobic sentiment.
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Somaen posted:In an official statement Kremlin spokesperson Peskov denies the rumours circulating on the internet that Putin is "a big gay homo" and suspects agents of "unfriendly countries" to be stoking the russophobic sentiment. I'm not sure whether this real or whether you're taking the piss.
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Somaen posted:Why the gently caress does the Kremlin spokeperson comment on something like that? Seems bizarre if they micromanage things related to commercial popculture like Eurovision The Daily Hail article of course doesn't say more than that it's a government official. Eurovision is a public broadcasting alliance so it might just be the Russian public broadcasting company's representative commenting when asked. OTOH Russian media is tightly controlled by the government and they also try to control international perception of the country (see the troll factories) so it'd fit the government's interests.
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A Pale Horse posted:They have a severe inferiority complex so anything that could reflect badly on Russia in any way has to be explained away, justified or denied. I think most of the EE countries are like that, Poland certainly is. Best performance was Lordi. 
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Ukraine won Eurovision with a song about the 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars. It seems like the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 will be held in Kiev for the second time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1yzjoNTokk
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Nenonen posted:Ukraine won Eurovision with a song about the 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars. It seems like the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 will be held in Kiev for the second time. Putin is going to be pleased about Eurovision being held in the newest russian oblast.
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I wonder how much longer Putin will stay in power these days. What would it take for him to actually get axed?
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Grouchio posted:I wonder how much longer Putin will stay in power these days. What would it take for him to actually get axed? A railroad train from Finland.
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A Pale Horse posted:
I bet you could do the same thing for the American military. people die some people kill themselves
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slavatuvs posted:I bet you could do the same thing for the American military.
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Nitrox posted:Well, do it Well it might be hard, Russia's military is a lot more top heavy than the U.S's. My point is that this isn't really evidence of a purge.
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Can anyone post that Russian Eurovision song with Ukraine footage edited in?
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AceRimmer posted:Can anyone post that Russian Eurovision song with Ukraine footage edited in? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8oPJx3OQcU&hd=1
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Russian, German and other fascists are crying all over the internet. I love reading their butthurt comments.
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Grouchio posted:I wonder how much longer Putin will stay in power these days. What would it take for him to actually get axed? A whole lot because the whole oligarchy is built around him, Russian political institutions are completely unfunctional. He's the man of the security apparatus and the military which is the most powerful political wing in Russia. There is little free press (just a few days ago the big fairly-independent run by an oligarch news source RBK had their whole team axed for investigations into corruption) and the propaganda is effectively playing on the Russian siege mentality and blaming economic issues on external enemies. Most importantly there doesn't seem to be a mass of pissed off young people that see through the BS and have nothing to lose. As a Baltic native Russian speaker I just want to see Russia keep getting defanged economically, so that they don't get the great idea to attack us, and see where the numerous socio-demographic problems lead them (ISIS in Central Asia, neoliberal destruction of welfare and education, the Great Internet Firewall 2, etc)
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Admittedly I have a small sample size to work with, but generally speaking all of the Russians I have spoken know things are poo poo and wish it were different. However they know that things right now are absolutely stacked against them and any singular action they take is doomed to fail so why bother? такова жизн...
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/14/three-killed-moscow-cemetery-brawl So uhh apparently on Saturday there was a brawl at a Moscow cemetary involving two hundred people. I hear there's video footage as well. All in all a regular weekend in Russia 
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Not just brawl, a gang-war shootout between caucasians and central asians for the control of territory
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Somaen posted:Not just brawl, a gang-war shootout between caucasians and central asians for the control of territory The Khan has been reborn! The Mongol Empire shall shine again!
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Somaen posted:As a Baltic native Russian speaker I just want to see Russia keep getting defanged economically, so that they don't get the great idea to attack us, and see where the numerous socio-demographic problems lead them (ISIS in Central Asia, neoliberal destruction of welfare and education, the Great Internet Firewall 2, etc) Don't lose hope! The collapse of the Russian economy is still well underway:  http://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/020215/falling-oil-prices-could-bankrupt-these-countries.asp quote:Russia needs the price of oil to be $98 or higher in order to produce it at a profit, and its economy, along with the value of the ruble, have been hit hard as a result. Over $150 billion has been lost in GDP to the low price of oil, and many fear that Russia may yet again default. On the other hand: The world bank expects a contraction of the Russian economy of 1.6% for this year and a return to growth around 1.1% for 2017. Lucy Heartfilia fucked around with this message at 18:22 on May 15, 2016 |
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Xerxes17 posted:Admittedly I have a small sample size to work with, but generally speaking all of the Russians I have spoken know things are poo poo and wish it were different. However they know that things right now are absolutely stacked against them and any singular action they take is doomed to fail so why bother? такова жизн...
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Nitrox posted:That is pure loving horseshit. Russia is turning profit even now, even if the price falls below $40. It's just not much profit, and it's definitely not sustaining their economy like it's supposed to. I think what they meant to say, is that Russia needs oil to be 98 a barrel to meet federal revenue targets.
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Nitrox posted:That is pure loving horseshit. Russia is turning profit even now, even if the price falls below $40. It's just not much profit, and it's definitely not sustaining their economy like it's supposed to. For a balanced budget, not just for the drilling operations to be profitable.
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