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	Film July 24, 6:00 PM Alexander Sokurov Has a Part for Hannah Schygulla by Marina Galperina
	*Russian Ark* director Alexander Sokurov, whose next film project, Faust, is set to film in Iceland, the Czech Republic, Germany and the Vatican, casts Hannah Schygulla, best known for her work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Made in Russia July 28, 12:00 PM Alice In Wonderland, Perfected in 1981 by Marina Galperina
With all the anticipatory hoopla on Tim Burton's Alice about, here's a perfectly-timed glimpse back into the devious, delirious animated Wonderland, Soviet style. READ ME!
Film July 23, 2:00 PM Summer Obits: Tarkovsky's Star, The Russian Edith Piaf, Counter-Culture Novelist by Marina Galperina
Three heroes of Russian culture died this summer, marking an end to their epochs—beloved actor Oleg Yankovsky, national folk singer Lyudmila Zykina and non-conformist author Vasily Aksenov.
Live from LJ July 24, 9:00 AM 07/24/09: Soviet Punks and Fairy Tales by Marina Galperina
*The Russian blogosphere* conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.
Live from LJ July 18, 8:00 PM 07/17/09: Naked Russian Hippie, White Catsuit Mountain by Marina Galperina
*The Russian blogosphere* conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.
Music July 11, 12:00 AM Babushkas Being Deliberately Adorable on Gawker (Video) by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
Britney Spears is probably the most important reason why Russian old ladies must attend an English language school. Now they can perform "Hit Me Baby One More Time" for the school's commercial.
Live from LJ July 10, 1:00 PM 07/10/09: Presidents, Beet Pills and Ghosts by Marina Galperina
*The Russian blogosphere* conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.
Politics July 9, 12:00 AM South Park Makes Jokes About Putin, Fails by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
2x2 Russian Cartoon television network censored one of the South Park episodes, editing out a scene where an American businessman calls up Vladimir Putin to ask his help in shipping a giant whale to the moon. This time, we see the logic behind the cut.
Made in Russia July 8, 12:00 AM The Soviet Scooter
In 1953, a year when Dwight Eisenhower became President, Soviet engineers produced something quite outstanding: the scooter. Just like almost everything else in the USSR, the scooter was initially a brick in the propaganda wall -- it was supposed to become the means of transportation which your typical Soviet citizen could buy for their average two-month paycheck (just like Lenin promised.) And the engineers delivered, by accidentally producing a masterpiece.
Food July 7, 10:00 AM The Dessert-Cocktail Summit is Something Everyone Can Agree On by Julia Ioffe
Like a gracious host who somehow anticipates your every need before you even think to have it, the Ritz-Carlton, Moscow has gone out of its way to make its guest, Barack Obama, feel loved and welcome during his first visit to Russia as President of the United States. Over the weekend, the hotel issued a lyrical press release detailing the Martha Stewart-esque details of its so-called “The Dessert-Cocktail Summit.”
Travel July 7, 8:40 AM Video: Sticky Reality, Roads and Fools by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
A new report by the World Economic Forum, an organization which holds an annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, placed Russia 114th out of 121 nations in how easy it is to trade with. According to the report, Russia apparently has problems with trade friendliness, red tape, tariffs, corruption and... roads.
Blah-blah July 4, 12:00 AM Say "No" to Bombs, "Yes" to Boobs by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
Historically, Russians have glorified breasts and now the fascination is starting to sublimate into official, online, boobs-related ventures. Let us introduce two projects, which fill the computer screens of most Russians with tits on daily basis.
Live from LJ July 3, 9:20 AM 07/03/09: 4000 Bottles of Beer, Kid Stuff by Marina Galperina
*The Russian blogosphere* conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.
Travel July 1, 8:00 AM Moscow Is Getting Ready for Obama by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
Barack Obama's 3-day trip to Moscow is to begin on July 6, but the US President is already the center of attention in Russia. Bolshoi Gorod, a popular Moscow bi-weekly, published the "Travel guide for Obama issue", where it tracks the President's route and suggests some tourist sights (Obama is expected to speak at the university graduation and hold talks with Prime Minister Putin and president Medvedev.)
Politics July 1, 12:00 AM Gorbachev Calls For Yet Another Prohibition by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet head of state, responsible for the most reviled and admired political act of the 80's -- the prohibition -- called on national television for the government to limit production and sales of liquor. Russians are way to drunk, apparently. According to Gorbachev, the nation "is dying out because of alcohol." During the last Soviet years, alcohol production reached the unprecedented levels of 14 liters per person. In 2008, it reached 17 liters (4.5 gallons) per person.