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	Blah-blah June 27, 12:00 AM Dude, Your Dad is Weird by Marina Galperina
	To premiere our new video section, here's a Russian video-reportage about policeman Eugene who's been raising his daughters to perform dangerous stunts, lovingly subtitled by RUSSIA! Watch the circus-man without a circus as he throws darts at his daughters, has them walk on swords and broken glass, and assaults them fire and daggers. It's kind of sweet, actually.
News June 30, 12:00 AM Casinos In Russia Are Expected to Close Tonight by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
According to the law that comes into effect today at 12:00 AM, all Russian casinos are supposed to close. The antivice plan introduced by Vladimir Putin allows casinos and slot machines to operate only in four regions of Russia, attempting to create the US-style gambling zones. As of today, neither of the zones is ready to host casinos. The delays were caused by lack of government financing and interest from real estate developers, hit by the financial crisis. However, the government has denied repeated pleas from the gambling industry to push back the July 1 deadline.
Live from LJ June 26, 9:00 AM 06/26/09: Samovar for Your Car, Stalin Billboards and a Superblond 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.
Sport June 26, 12:00 AM The Tallest Russian Oligarch Is Possibly Buying The New Jersey Nets by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
The Russian invasion into the sports industry has finally crossed the Atlantic. After buying the famed Chelsea and Arsenal soccer clubs, the Russians are approaching the sacred American ground - the NBA. It has been reported that Mikhail Prokhorov, the 6-foot-9 Russia's richest man is buying the Nets.
Politics June 25, 11:00 AM Khodorkovsky To Answer All Your Questions by Marina Galperina
Tomorrow, Mikhail Khodorkovsky will take part in a bizarre online interview. On his fifth birthday spent in prison, he will answer all Gazeta-reader submitted questions - nearly a thousand of them.
Music June 23, 9:00 PM Gorbachev Records Album, World Survives by Marina Galperina
Gorbachev—one of Russia's most simultaneously reverenced and reviled political figures—recently showed his tender side by recording an album of romantic ballads. Sold exclusively at a charitable auction, it's unavailable to the general public, but thanks to us and the internet, you are now welcome to sneak-peek of some musical glasnost.
Live from LJ June 19, 6:00 AM 06/19/09: Yachts, Mayonnaise and Other Irrelevancies 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.
Art October 15, 7:00 PM Blue Noses and Red Daughterland: Kandinsky Prize Exhibition in London by Marina Galperina
Works by winners and finalists of last year's Kandinsky Prize competition will be exhibited at the Louise Blouin Foundation in London starting October 17, trailing with them last year's politically charged ruckus.
Art October 2, 8:00 PM In Russia, Artists Look At You by Tatyana Bokova-Foley
This October, Moscow hosts the 3rd Contemporary Art Biennale. As exaggerated as everything else in Russia, passion for contemporary art reached previously unseen levels, with major exhibitions taking place in 39 locations across the city and thousands of people crowding the openings. Those who did not make it to the galleries still got a glimpse of the art or, rather, of the artists, whose photos, in a truly contemporary-art way, became an art installation in itself. Huge screens with photos of the 20 most celebrated Russian contemporary artists hanged from the underpass near Vinzavod Art Center, a space where Moscow's major art galleries are located.
Film June 12, 9:40 PM It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Retro-Future! by Marina Galperina
Russia's most famous contemporary director Timur Bekmambetov is due to release his newest slick flick in December and it's about a flying black Volga fighting crime. Knight Rider, you're about to be totally pwned.
Live from LJ June 12, 8:20 PM 06/12/09: Drunk Oligarchs, Shiny Pop Stars, More Terrible 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.
Art June 15, 10:00 PM The Bull, the Bear, Art, War, Sex and Trouble by Marina Galperina
Bad politics breeds good reactionary art. Throw in some pornography, profanity, and hard-headed art-activists, and - as the director of the Central Art House learned last weekend - there'll be a public shit storm. The lesson: next time, don't invite the Moscow art-group War to participate unless you're down with conceptual art orgies... or willing to call the cops.
Media June 9, 6:00 PM Update: Chrystal Callahan is Real, Premiers Show on Chechen TV by Marina Galperina
Canadian model Chrystal Callahan's weekly program premiered last Sunday, as we presumed. The fifteen minute show focused on positive news items and local culture of the Chechen Republic. Additionally, Callahan's background reveals the unlikely host as a bit more likely than originally thought.
Media June 5, 10:00 PM Canadian Model to Host a Chechen TV Show by Marina Galperina
On a mission to improve their world image, Republic of Chechnya has enlisted an unlikely ally - Canadian model Chrystal Callahan. The model will host her own weekly Sunday evening television show, "An Inside Look with Chrystal Callahan." The show premiers tomorrow.
Live from LJ June 5, 6:00 PM 06/05/09: Self-Hatred, Child Patriots, and Russia's Most Unusual Jobs 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.