Gay Pride Parades Are Like a Day of Combat Practice for Boxers: #ShameReview from "NotMoscow"
1. At a press conference dedicated to the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, the Secretary General of the Russian Boxing Federation Alexander Besputin He stated that the country had probably considered officially allowing LGBT marches, but in that case, boxers would have added additional on-site training to their schedule.
"The Russian Boxing Federation has always been socially oriented, and we support traditional values. I dread to imagine if there were gay pride parades in the country," Besputin said.
2. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation Congress adopted a resolution recognizing the report as “erroneous and politically biased.” Nikita Khrushchev about the cult of personality StalinBack in 2016, the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov He called Lenin and Stalin's achievements the fact that they "gathered the entire empire, built nine thousand of the best factories, provided the best social policy, essentially created nuclear missile weapons, and broke through into space."
3. Residents of the city Bratsk в Irkutsk area The futuristic image of the city on a billboard was outraged. The poster was hotly debated on social media, with many residents seeing it as a mockery of the reality of Bratsk, with its dilapidated buildings and environmental problems. However, the banner has since been removed.
4. They built their own "Stonehenge" from Soviet cars AltayCurrently, 24 rare cars have been installed at the site. Plans call for more than 50. Interesting examples include the "Zaporozhets with Ears," the "Zaporozhets with a Humpback," and the GAZ-M18. "We've accumulated a certain number of old cars that are beyond repair. We decided to give them a second life." — said the director of the Novosibirsk museum "Gallery of Time" Vladimir Kurdyumov.
5.The reunited members of tATu promised potential concert organizers not to hug on stage to avoid violating the "LGBT propaganda" law. Furthermore, Julia Volkova и Lena Katina guarantee to "keep a distance" and "coordinate costumes" in order to be able to perform with a 10+ rating.
6. The State Duma has proposed banning asphalt paving in rain and snow. According to deputies, this reduces the quality of the pavement, accelerates its deterioration, and leads to additional repair costs.
"They've encroached on something sacred," "And now, I suppose, it's written somewhere: 'When it rains, you can and even should lay asphalt.'" — Russians joke.
7. Declare a boycott of goods from Of Azerbaijan the head of the LDPR faction proposed Kursk Vladimir Fedorov to the regional Duma. "While diplomats hesitate to take action, we ourselves can give a fitting response to the Russophobes <…>. Don't buy [the goods] and urge your friends to do the same. <…> This will be a serious blow to Azerbaijani businesses," Fedorov wrote and illustrated his post with a photograph of Azerbaijani tomatoes.
8. Former Mayor Novosibirsk Anatoly Cubit proposed recognizing the Spas TV channel as a foreign agent. The reason given was the "political provocation" with "The Mummy," a film about a mausoleum. Vladimir Lenin.
"This is a stab in Russia's back. Gennady Zyuganov asked a very serious question: whose money was used to create this piece of filmmaking? I've delved into this issue, and I must report to you—there is no Russian budget money involved," Lokot said. "I propose <…> that if it is confirmed that foreign money is involved in funding this film, we seek to have the Spas channel declared a foreign agent. The time has come, the right moment, to recognize anti-Sovietism as an extremist ideology."