Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
1 Jun 2014
BELLA CIAO FOR DONBASS RESISTANCE
This video with the famous song is dedicated to Donbass (Donetsk, Lugansk) Resistance, and shows the continuity of anti-fascist struggle while featuring Italian and Soviet partisans during the WW2, as well as Cuban and Zapatista guerillas.
5 May 2014
Behind the Masks in Ukraine, Many Faces of Rebellion
New York Times
By C. J. CHIVERS and NOAH SNEIDER MAY 3, 2014
Pro-Russian militiamen in the backyard of their base in Slovyansk, in eastern Ukraine, last week. Mauricio Lima for The New York Times
SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — The rebel leader spread a topographic map in front of a closed grocery store here as a Ukrainian military helicopter flew past a nearby hill. Ukrainian troops had just seized positions along a river, about a mile and a half away. The commander thought they might advance.
He issued orders with the authority of a man who had seen many battles. “Go down to the bridge and set up the snipers,” the leader, who gave only a first name, Yuri, said to a former Ukrainian paratrooper, who jogged away.
Yuri commands the 12th Company, part of the self-proclaimed People’s Militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic, a previously unknown and often masked rebel force that since early April has seized government buildings in eastern Ukraine and, until Saturday, held prisoner a team of European military observers it accused of being NATO spies.
His is one of the faces behind the shadowy paramilitary takeover. But even with his mask off, much about his aims, motivations and connections remains murky, illustrating why this expanding conflict is still so complex.
Yuri, who appears to be in his mid-50s, is in many ways an ordinary eastern Ukrainian of his generation. A military veteran, he survived the Soviet collapse to own a small construction business in Druzhkovka, about 15 miles south of here. (Read more below the cut...)
By C. J. CHIVERS and NOAH SNEIDER MAY 3, 2014
SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — The rebel leader spread a topographic map in front of a closed grocery store here as a Ukrainian military helicopter flew past a nearby hill. Ukrainian troops had just seized positions along a river, about a mile and a half away. The commander thought they might advance.
He issued orders with the authority of a man who had seen many battles. “Go down to the bridge and set up the snipers,” the leader, who gave only a first name, Yuri, said to a former Ukrainian paratrooper, who jogged away.
Yuri commands the 12th Company, part of the self-proclaimed People’s Militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic, a previously unknown and often masked rebel force that since early April has seized government buildings in eastern Ukraine and, until Saturday, held prisoner a team of European military observers it accused of being NATO spies.
His is one of the faces behind the shadowy paramilitary takeover. But even with his mask off, much about his aims, motivations and connections remains murky, illustrating why this expanding conflict is still so complex.
Yuri, who appears to be in his mid-50s, is in many ways an ordinary eastern Ukrainian of his generation. A military veteran, he survived the Soviet collapse to own a small construction business in Druzhkovka, about 15 miles south of here. (Read more below the cut...)
19 Jun 2013
Russian Ethnic Round-Dance Flashmob in Siberia
In Novosibirsk:
- Do you recognise it?
- Of course. A legendary video.
- Cool! Let's do it again, but all throughout Siberia!
- Let's!
The flashmob took place from 3 to 12 June in 9 Siberian cities, including Novosibirsk, Omsk, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Abakan, Kyzyl, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk.
More than 3 thousand young people took part in the event.
The accompanying music is traditional Russian chant performed by a folk choir, but interpreted in a rock style. The dance includes ethnic elements (a Russian round-dance, "khorovod"), and elements of break-dance. Also, the traditional dance of Far East peoples was included (city of Abakan).
- Do you recognise it?
- Of course. A legendary video.
- Cool! Let's do it again, but all throughout Siberia!
- Let's!
The flashmob took place from 3 to 12 June in 9 Siberian cities, including Novosibirsk, Omsk, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Abakan, Kyzyl, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk.
More than 3 thousand young people took part in the event.
The accompanying music is traditional Russian chant performed by a folk choir, but interpreted in a rock style. The dance includes ethnic elements (a Russian round-dance, "khorovod"), and elements of break-dance. Also, the traditional dance of Far East peoples was included (city of Abakan).
8 May 2013
7 Apr 2013
Mockery of Liberal Ideas in Russian Blogosphere
We have found a fascinating article in Spanish Wikipedia about Lev Shcharanski.
Shcharanski is a ficitious character mocking Russian liberals and dissidents who are taking desperate efforts to establish American-style democracy in Russia. Shcharanski and his "fans" demonstrate the absurdity of neo-liberal idea by exagerrating its slogans and mottos.
Lev Shcharansky's image is generally depicted as Alexander Solzhenitsyn whose dissent has always been widely rejected by majority of the Russian general public.
(download .xps file with Wiki Article)
Also see: Parody and Dissent
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, el disidente soviético, las fotografías de quien se utilizan como la aparencia de Lev Shcharánski
Lev Natánovich Shcharánski (en ruso: Лев Натанович Щаранский; en inglés: Lev Sharansky) es un personaje ficticio satírico en el Internet rusohablante que parodia a un ex disidente soviético. El personaje escribe en su blog en LiveJournal y en Twitter, donde utiliza las ideas de los liberales rusos modernos llevándolas al absurdo. Toma su apellido de Natan Shcharánski, el ex disidente soviético y político israelí.
Shcharanski is a ficitious character mocking Russian liberals and dissidents who are taking desperate efforts to establish American-style democracy in Russia. Shcharanski and his "fans" demonstrate the absurdity of neo-liberal idea by exagerrating its slogans and mottos.
Lev Shcharansky's image is generally depicted as Alexander Solzhenitsyn whose dissent has always been widely rejected by majority of the Russian general public.
(download .xps file with Wiki Article)
Also see: Parody and Dissent
Lev Shcharánski
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, el disidente soviético, las fotografías de quien se utilizan como la aparencia de Lev Shcharánski
Lev Natánovich Shcharánski (en ruso: Лев Натанович Щаранский; en inglés: Lev Sharansky) es un personaje ficticio satírico en el Internet rusohablante que parodia a un ex disidente soviético. El personaje escribe en su blog en LiveJournal y en Twitter, donde utiliza las ideas de los liberales rusos modernos llevándolas al absurdo. Toma su apellido de Natan Shcharánski, el ex disidente soviético y político israelí.
El carácter de Shcharánski se utiliza también para desacreditar la votación en línea. Por ejemplo, en 2011 él ganó la encuesta en línea para determinar el «bloguero del año» organizada por la revista «Afisha».1
[editar]Referencias
- ↑ Блогером года стал Лев Щаранский (en ruso)
[editar]Enlaces externos
- Blog de Lev Shcharánski en LiveJournal
- Lev Shcharánski en Twitter
- Russia: The Fake Political Twitter Account Phenomenon (en inglés)
- Parody and Dissent (en inglés)
- A Case Study In Democratic Journalism (part 1) (en inglés)
- Люди российского интернета: Лев Щаранский. (en ruso)
2 May 2012
Why Russians Don’t Smile
Submitted by Alex on Wed, 02/15/2012
Many in the West have the stereotype that Russians don’t smile in public. Russians may look serious, sad or even depressed, but they never smile! On the other hand, many Russians I’ve spoken to say they find western (especially American) smiles false and insincere and don’t see why people smile so often. In Russia, if you smile a lot at strangers in public they think you’re either insane or on drugs! In the West, people who fail to smile at the correct times and in the appropriate situations may be considered impolite or even aggressive.
In reality, we have a similar separation between public and private spheres in our societies and we behave differently in each. Smiling in the West often acts as a defence mechanism or a way of signalling to those around us that we mean them no harm. This doesn’t indicate that we want to be friends or engage in conversation, it is merely an acknowledgement and acceptance of the other person’s presence. Western smiles of this kind are not connected with feelings of happiness. They are instead extra linguistic signals which are not intended to convey emotion. This is why I would argue that they are neither false nor insincere – they simply serve a different purpose from smiles in Russian culture.
Many in the West have the stereotype that Russians don’t smile in public. Russians may look serious, sad or even depressed, but they never smile! On the other hand, many Russians I’ve spoken to say they find western (especially American) smiles false and insincere and don’t see why people smile so often. In Russia, if you smile a lot at strangers in public they think you’re either insane or on drugs! In the West, people who fail to smile at the correct times and in the appropriate situations may be considered impolite or even aggressive.
In reality, we have a similar separation between public and private spheres in our societies and we behave differently in each. Smiling in the West often acts as a defence mechanism or a way of signalling to those around us that we mean them no harm. This doesn’t indicate that we want to be friends or engage in conversation, it is merely an acknowledgement and acceptance of the other person’s presence. Western smiles of this kind are not connected with feelings of happiness. They are instead extra linguistic signals which are not intended to convey emotion. This is why I would argue that they are neither false nor insincere – they simply serve a different purpose from smiles in Russian culture.
9 Mar 2012
After the Russian Elections...
.... No Apocalypse Yet
by ISRAEL SHAMIR
Moscow
The anticipated apocalypse did not come to pass. The presidential election in Russia ran its course, Putin was duly elected, and to the great astonishment of the opposition, multimillion crowds demanding the blood of the tyrant did not materialize. Only some 15,000 protesters gathered in central Moscow and dispersed peacefully within two hours. Only a remaining hundred hardcore activists were resolved “to stay until Putin goes” in the frozen city fountain. They were removed by police, charged and released. What a flop!
by ISRAEL SHAMIR
Moscow
The anticipated apocalypse did not come to pass. The presidential election in Russia ran its course, Putin was duly elected, and to the great astonishment of the opposition, multimillion crowds demanding the blood of the tyrant did not materialize. Only some 15,000 protesters gathered in central Moscow and dispersed peacefully within two hours. Only a remaining hundred hardcore activists were resolved “to stay until Putin goes” in the frozen city fountain. They were removed by police, charged and released. What a flop!
25 Nov 2011
8 Nov 2011
Posters of the Russian Revolution
....to commemorate the former Day of the Great October Socialist Revolution (now celebrated as the Russian National Unity Day)
(quite a curious series of images))
"OCTOBER REVOLUTION IS THE BRIDGE TO THE LUMINOUS FUTURE "
(quite a curious series of images))
"OCTOBER REVOLUTION IS THE BRIDGE TO THE LUMINOUS FUTURE "
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