Wait, who are all those people who think that woman is not worthy of being a man's coach? Right. Nasty sexist nobodies.

Sorry for a typo. Anatoly Sobchak.

Not sure about the first Chechen war being his project, as in 1994 he was still an assistant to Anatoly Sonchak, mayor of St.Petersburg. Agreed on other points.

Yes, if Jesus was real, that's what he would have meant.

Angel's lame. His hair stick up and he is bloody stupid. :P

To the point. Excellent summary.

They are an art collective that does a bit of music, but also other kinds of protest. They do not identify as a music band.

They are about protesting and attracting attention to whatever they think is important. Basically, they are a walking freedom of speech. This is why they are getting beaten, because they did not break any laws. Freedom of speech and peaceful assembly is STILL in the constitution there.

No, because they are most likely just vigilantes, at best they might have some minimal affiliation with the police.

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Exactly. There are over half million orphans there. And with laws like this one just a few have any chance at adoption.

It is a very interesting study, and no doubt, studies like that should be carried on. However, practical meaning of the article is, I think, that one should always remember that all around perfection is more often than not unattainable. Also, quite obviously, personal qualities that make us want to rip of somebody's…

A lot of things are worse now, comparing even with 15 years ago. The major problem is the corrupt justice system. Human rights advocates give horrific estimates (25 to 30 percent) on how many innocent or wrongly convicted people are serving time there. Freedoms are still in the constitution, but they are non existent.…

No, comparing to Russia, US is relatively OK, even though it is best to be vigilant about those things too.

As a Russian, I am a bit more than just disappointed. The fact, that there are more shopping malls in Russia now does not compensate for complete disregard of human rights, incredible corruption, justice system serving just the elite, destruction of environment, healthcare, education. And attack of religion on science…

The third member was released after an appeal, on technicality, that she was not actually singing and dancing in an infamous video, she was only getting her guitar. She is safe and well. However, there were 4 girls dancing in the video and identities of two of them are protected, because they still can face…

According to Slate, it was established that abuse was possible and fabrication of the story was not. The case did not go to trial on the account of fragility of the girl. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_…

Purely as a speculation, it might suggest, that he has a strong lawyer and PR team and he was told never to say a thing on the subject himself. This, in turn, might suggest that there is something he'd better not talk about. While I agree about everyone judging and jumping to conclusions, still, it seems somewhat more…

Rudeness is not the answer. Have a nice day.

That is certainly true. Only they are not quite wealthy. And do not give the impression that they want to go and live in America. First thing they did when came out was to plan a human rights project, and to visit court hearings and prisons.