Russian news websites are morally wrong to show a video of a sexual assault on a St. Petersburg schoolboy, but there is no legal basis to demand they remove the clip, a local children’s rights official said on Tuesday. Local news agency BaltInfo said several high school pupils raped a 13-year old boy with the [...]
Archives: 10 May 2011
May 10, 2011
May 10, 2011
Ukrainian president orders probe into Victory Day violence
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych instructed on Tuesday the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office to create a working group to look into the disruption of Victory Day celebrations in Lvov and attacks on Russian diplomats. Members of the Ukrainian Svoboda (Freedom) nationalist organization brawled with WWII veterans, tore and burnt Soviet flags, and trod on a wreath [...]
May 10, 2011
Over 100,000 bin Laden posters sold in Pakistan
A record number of posters and images depicting the late al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden have been sold in Pakistan since he was gunned down by U.S. Navy Seals on May 2. More than 100,000 images of bin Laden have been sold in Pakistan over recent days, local media said, adding that the volume [...]
May 10, 2011
Main News of May 10
World * Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had died from a disease a long time before the U.S. special operation, Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi was quoted by the ISNA news agency as saying * Norwegian immigration authorities have denied asylum to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s Ukrainian nurse, the Vg Nett [...]
May 10, 2011
Syrian army says winds up operation in Homs
The Syrian army is about to complete a military operation on the outskirts of the country’s third largest city, an official army source told RIA Novosti. An operation in the central Syrian city of Homs, a hotspot of the ongoing popular uprising, began on Monday. According to official reports, several “terrorists” were killed or injured [...]
May 10, 2011
Russia qualifies for Eurovision final
Russia’s Alexei Vorobyov has qualified for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest final, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Wednesday. Russia has chosen 23-year-old singer Alexei Vorobyev (aka Alex Sparrow) to represent it at the contest in Dusseldorf on May 10. The pop star will sing a song called Get You, written by well-known music producer [...]
May 10, 2011
Medvedev: Russian Defense Industry Fails To Deliver
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia’s defense industry has failed to fulfill major weapons contracts, and has warned government and industry officials they will be held responsible. Medvedev told officials during a televised meeting on May 10 that “The work is going very poorly and slowly,” and that “It is unacceptable when decisions are taken [...]
May 10, 2011
Would the Real Medvedev Please Stand Up?
Would the Real Medvedev Please Stand Up? By Andrew Wood Published: May 11, 2011 (Issue # 1655) Western analysts assume that a second presidency for Dmitry Medvedev would offer a markedly different and more liberal perspective for Russia from what could be expected if Prime Minister Vladimir Putin returned to the Kremlin. But few Russian [...]
May 10, 2011
A Bogus Focus on Hocus-Pocus
A Bogus Focus on Hocus-Pocus By Galina Stolyarova The St. Petersburg Times Published: May 11, 2011 (Issue # 1655) There were three women waiting in line, differing widely in age. Although they were surrounded by shoppers, the place where they were waiting wasn’t dispensing medicines, food, or fashion items. They were each waiting for a [...]
May 10, 2011
SKIF turns fifteen
SKIF turns fifteen It’s a good year for the annual alternative music festival that takes place this weekend. By Sergey Chernov The St. Petersburg Times Published: May 11, 2011 (Issue # 1655) SKIF The New York group Swans will headline this year’s SKIF festival. Legendary New York noise pioneers Swans will headline SKIF 15 — [...]
May 10, 2011
Poetry on the stage
Poetry on the stage By Larisa Doctorow The St. Petersburg Times Published: May 11, 2011 (Issue # 1655) ELISA HABERER / OPERA NATIONAL DE PARIS Modigliani’s sketches of Akhmatova form the backdrop for the opera about the persecuted poetess. A performance about the life of Russia’s best-loved poetess is the only new opera to be [...]
May 10, 2011
the word’s worth Leaving Work, Theater and the U.S.S.R.
the word’s worth Leaving Work, Theater and the U.S.S.R. By Michele A. Berdy Published: May 11, 2011 (Issue # 1655) Выход: exit, withdrawal, outing, secession, entrance, appearance, etc. As the tanks and troops rehearsing for the Victory Day parade in Moscow rattled my windows, created traffic jams of diverted cars in my courtyard and terrified [...]
May 10, 2011
A local take on world music
A local take on world music A Petersburg duo is shaking up the music scene with its bold renditions of classical compositions. By Natalya Sarakhanova The St. Petersburg Times Published: May 11, 2011 (Issue # 1655) IN-TEMPORALIS In-Temporalis consists of Cuba-born percussionist Yoel Gonzalez (l) and St. Petersburg pianist Polina Fradkina. In-Temporalis, a musical duo [...]
May 10, 2011
Prince Harry of Russia
Prince Harry of Russia By Anna Malpas Published: May 11, 2011 (Issue # 1655) Last week, a former diplomat-turned-blogger unveiled his vision of how to save Russia: borrowing Prince Harry from Britain and crowning him tsar to rule over us. It was certainly more interesting than the endless ponderings on the future of the ruling [...]