Category Archives: Teh Russkies

50 years of human space flight: Yuri Gagarin remembered

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Sabina Becker

On this day in 1961, a young Russian cosmonaut became a hero not only to his own country, but to the world. His name was Yuri Gagarin. Tragically, THE Yuri Gagarin died in an accident while piloting an experimental plane … Continue reading →

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Atlas Sucked: A review of a review

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday, this movie review crossed my sights. At least, that’s what I think it’s trying to be, although it comes across as…well, see for yourself: Who is John Galt? He’s the Han Solo of the most important movie flop of … Continue reading →

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Catnip, anyone?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Get a load of what them dang Rooskies have heard coming from outer space! Extraordinary video has emerged of the air traffic controllers’ screens showing the mystery blip jumping across the display. […] During the video an air traffic controller … Continue reading →

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Krumping, Red Army style

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Sabina Becker

 I have a hunch that they didn’t originally do it to Run-DMC, but I’m amazed at how well the phrasing of the song fits the action of this old Russian film of soldiers holding a cossack dance-off.

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Espionage Act: a muzzle for dissent, says Robert Meeropol

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Video in two parts; click through for the second.Democracy Now interviews Robert Meeropol, the younger of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg’s two sons, who criticizes the forthcoming prosecution of Julian Assange under the same 1917 Espionage Act that resulted in the … Continue reading →

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The last flight of Yuri Gagarin

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The first man in space was a Russian cosmonaut. He made history in 1961 with just under 90 minutes in orbit, in which he circled the Earth once, and consolidated the Soviet Union’s post-Sputnik position as leader in the Space … Continue reading →

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A day for the WTF files

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

It’s been one, quite literally, for me. Starting with this head-spinning report from Russia Today:Not only do Israel and Iran actually agree on something–and that something is a Russia-sponsored UN resolution against the glorification of Nazism–but the “freedom-loving” United States … Continue reading →

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Russian TV crew arrested at the School of the Assassins

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Your take-away lesson here, kiddies: Fascism and torture cannot bear closer scrutiny. Why else shut out a camera crew covering a protest against a “democratic” school teaching those things?

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito in Russia

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The Big Guy from Venezuela was in Russkylandia today, up to his usual business: firming up bilateral relations (already the closest they’ve ever been between the two countries since his inauguration in 1999); buying military hardware (this time, 35 tanks); … Continue reading →

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A cracking good debate on burqa bans (and an article on Ground Zero mosques)

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Am I giving too much away when I say that the woman in the headscarf is full of win? Just one of many interesting ironies in this half-hour of must-see TV. Another thing that occurred to me while watching this: … Continue reading →

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