Sovok of the Week

Dear reader(s),

Life has been hard around here and I deserve a vacation. So, what does a Sovok do in times of financial troubles? Go on a European vacation, of course!

And … what’s a better place to think about the injustice of life, the cruelty of women, and the coldness of the West than sunny [...]

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Dozens of ravers partially blinded at Moscow party after their retinas are burned by laser light show| News | This is London
Oops!

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Enemas: Regular Russian City Immortalizes Enema With $42,000 Statue Held Aloft By Angels
Enema (клизма) gets some golden treatment in Russia. Go figure!

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As I was afraid, the West finally got me and I couldn’t get away unscathed from it. This time I am talking about a fiasco of a wedding that I was planning with an American woman. Life goes on, however, and I’ve been casting my love nets into the murky sea of online dating. And [...]

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eurovision 2008 Russia - (Winner) - dima bilan believeby jief75

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I travelled to San Diego last weekend and not knowing any better, I got duped into participating in a Critical Mass bike ride. The exuberance of bike riders, their complicated shoes, the sound of Manu Chao blasting from boombox speakers, and the unmistaken air of Obama support is hard to describe-you should’ve been there. The [...]

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Dear reader(s),

Yes, it really is true-”Sovok of the Week” is five years old! Let’s open champagne and bust out caviar! If you somehow found this message, why not write a word or two in the comments, just for the hell of it?

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The other day, while in Ann Arbor, I stopped by an intimidating palace of food that goes by the name “Whole Foods.” As I pulled into a parking lot filled with gas-guzzling SUVs and flashy imported vehicles in my Festiva, I could not help noticing happy shoppers leaving the store carrying shopping-bags. Not plastic bags [...]

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BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Two charged over beach head death
Not to make little of the tragedy, but the name of the slain woman is rather unfortunate to a Russian ear …
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Russian farmer sues space agency for falling rocket - Yahoo News

Residents in the neighbouring village of Ust-Kan said rocket pieces regularly rain down on their area. Parts of the surrounding countryside are designated special zones where people may not go during the launches.
“Sometimes its smooth metal casings, sometimes its bolts. I remember something like an [...]

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Here is a treat for all of my loyal readers! In case you haven’t noticed, the man with the lion’s mane is none other than Philip Kirkorov, an object of our frequent ridicule.
Ken Lee!!!!

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Muscular bronze stallion with weird human genitalia advertises provincial hotel
This is precious: “… the management of Yar Hotel arranged a contest to choose the sculpture which could perfectly express the atmosphere of the hotel.”

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Pregnant woman uses train toilet, baby slips out - Yahoo NewsAs Boris would call it, a Sovok baptism.
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The U.S.S.R. Is Back on Clothing Racks - New York Times
Good news for Sovoks everywhere! Now we can drag out our dusty tattered clothing from our closets and be at the cutting edge of fashion! Now, where is my old Karl Marx T-shirt?!
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BBC NEWS | Europe | Kosovo ‘tool kit for separatists’

“By the actions of some European member-states, every would-be ethnic or religious separatist across Europe and around the world has been provided with a tool kit on how to achieve recognition,” he said.
“Does anyone in this room think that the Kosovo Albanians are the only group [...]

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BBC NEWS | Americas | US urges reform as Castro quits
You have to give it to the aging revolutionary-he still has suave manners and an enduring sense of style. Even at the sunset of his career, Fidel is sporting an oh so fitting and elegant Adidas tracksuit.
We learn from the best!

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Kosovo pushes for global recognition - CNN.com
I somehow doubt that Serbia and Russia (and now China) will take this quietly. The US and the European Union, wallowing in condescending self-importance, can’t get enough of their own benevolence and good will toward the struggling Kosovars-watch Russia and Serbia talking about setting a dangerous precedent.
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Bible Park
“The park, which developers say could draw 1.3 million visitors a year to a site northwest of Murfreesboro, would feature Colonial Williamsburg-like re-enactments of ancient life, theaters for Broadway-sized biblical musicals and a Disney-like “Bible Fly-Through Ride,” using an IMAX screen and seats suspended in mid-air to give visitors an overview of [...]

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