A demolition team at work in Moscow. I wonder how much those helmets would have helped if the wall had collapsed under their feet.
via Jaanus Piirsalu
Warning: do not watch this clip if you are sensitive about raw and pointless violence. The footage from 2006 displays a "preventative action" by OMON in a prison in Yekaterinaburg, Russia.
via Parasiil
Russian so called peacekeepers act anything but peacefully attacking, detaining and abusing Georgian police officers.
Former chess World champion Garry Kasparov interviewed by Bill Maher.
via Siberian Light
If you are interested in learning what is happening in Russia and you have 46 minutes to spear, "Death of a nation" by Marcel Theroux tells you a sad tale of a country in decline.
Russian state operated gas giant Gazprom plans to ruin the unique architecture of St. Petersburg by erecting a huge tower skyscraper in the historical mid town.