Russian Boob Adventures

Historically, Russians have glorified breasts and now the fascination is starting to sublimate into official, online, boobs-related ventures.
"Сиськи" (boobs) asks female readers to send a photo of their boobs with two conditions: the breasts' owner's face must be visible and she has to display her LiveJournal username.
And a startup called OBoobs.ru, whose aim, according to the founders, is "to create a terrible-porn-banner-free environment where users can enjoy looking at naked women." The site allows users to upload their own photos and sort the library by size, naturalness, quality of photography and fame.
more HERE

Dollar Doldrums

“Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value...zero.”
- Voltaire

Emerging nations are expected to discuss the replacement of the US Dollar with a new global reserve currency at next week's G8 meeting, representing what may become the most radical fallout of the current economic crisis.
China and Russia have been most vocal about a move away from the greenback, calling for a more ‘diversified' international currency system to facilitate global trade.
As the world's top holder of foreign exchange reserves, China renewed its call last Friday for the creation of a super-sovereign reserve currency to reduce the dollar's global domination, which it said had worsened the financial crisis.
more HERE and HERE

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Victory Day 2009

Moscow’s Red Square hosted the commemorations for the end of World War Two in Europe.
May 9th is traditionally seen there as the final surrender of Nazi Germany in what Russians call the Great Patriotic War. Nine thousand troops, a hundred army vehicles and dozens of aircraft were on show as Russia showed off its military might.
more w/video HERE

Related:
France commemorates WW2 victory

Short Skirt = Short Life

A Muslim resident of St. Petersburg has hired killers to rid him of a daughter who disrespected Islamic laws by wearing short skirts.
The police detained Gafar Kerimov, 46, after he reported that his daughter went missing, but blurted out that the girl was dead already.
more HERE

...ain't religion great?

Tree Found Growing in Man's Lung

A five-centimeter fir tree has been found in the lung of a man who complained he had a strong pain in his chest and was coughing blood.
The 28-year-old patient, Artyom Sidorkin, came to a hospital in the city of Izhevsk in Central Russia last week.
Doctors x-rayed his chest and found a tumor in one of the lungs. Suspecting cancer, they made a decision to perform biopsy, but when they cut the tissue, they were amazed to see green needles in the cut.
more HERE

Hot Vacation Destination

On entering and leaving the 30 kilometers zone each participant undergo radioactivity control using Western equipment.
book your trip HERE
Chernobyl vacation diary w/pics HERE

Put In or Get Out?

The Georgian entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, "We Don't Wanna Put In", sung by Stephane & 3G.
Georgia’s Eurovision pre-selection jury has chosen a provocative anti-Putin song called "We Don't Wanna Put In" for this year’s Eurovision song contest, which will be held on May 16 in Moscow.
Guess who's not happy?
more HERE

Pagan Pancakes

more HERE

Miss Atom 2009

Meet Alyona Kirsanova of Novovoronezh, one of the contestants in Russia's "Miss Atom" 2009. She is 22, works for Novovoronezhatomenergoremont, and loves "enjoying life." Don't you just want to take a dip in the cooling pond with her?
more HERE

Mail Order Groom

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Russian Mail-Order Husband?

Miss Russia - Miss World

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Russia's Kseniya Sukhinova won the Miss World 2008 crown on Saturday in a glittering African-themed pageant where she outshone 108 other international beauties and pledged to "help people."
The 21-year-old blue-eyed blonde beauty, who declared shortly before her win was announced that being nervous made her "feel stronger," takes over from Zhang Zi Lin of China to become the 58th Miss World.
more HERE
video HERE

Russia's Cacamamie News Coverage

...what the hell is she talking about?

The Eyes Have It

Russia Covers Nader

Russia Spins Revolution

Handy Russian Bust

The Russian town of Bataisk plans to unveil a monument that shows a man's hand gripping a nubile female breast, which officials say will bring "family happiness" to men who touch it.
more HERE

Public Enema

A monument to the enema has been unveiled at the Mashuk-Akva Term spa in the southern Russian city of Zheleznovodsk.
The bronze syringe bulb, which weighs 800 pounds and is held by three angels...
more HERE

Evolution of a New Cold War

With the occupation of Iraq soon to enter its sixth year and the looming possibility of war against Iran, it’s easy for Americans not to notice the Bush administration’s attempt to expand the U.S. military presence in Europe. A new Cold War between the United States and Russia threatens. And the U.S. media is paying little attention.
more HERE

Enter the Kosovo question...
Russia may not come to outright blows with the West over Kosovo, but independence for the province seems sure to deepen the Cold War-style chill settling over Europe.
that story HERE