Youth News, April 27 - May 2
Two members of the band Pussy Riot currently under investigation were issued two severe reprimands for non-compliance to the routine of the detention center. The reason for this was a blanket tucked in the wrong way and diary notes found in the ward. The attorneys insist that it is the display of pressure due to the girls’ reluctance to cooperate with the investigation. Newsru.com shared details about the psychological pressure exerted on the prisoners.
Two members of the band Pussy Riot currently under investigation were issued two severe reprimands for non-compliance to the routine of the detention center. The reason for this was a blanket tucked in the wrong way and diary notes found in the ward. The attorneys insist that it is the display of pressure due to the girls’ reluctance to cooperate with the investigation. Newsru.com shared details about the psychological pressure exerted on the prisoners.
Ilya Varlamov, the blogger who ran for mayor of Omsk, fizzled out in the election race. This was announced by the head of his pre-election campaign, Maksim Kats. The reason to reject Varlamov’s candidature was the pre-election procedure for collecting signatures. Alexey Navalny posted a LiveJournal entry covering this event, providing his own commentary and links to the posts of Varlamov and Kats.
Afisha published a curious review of summer open-air festivals in Russia. The organization crews of different festivals answered a list of questions that concludes with an almost rhetorical: “When are Radiohead coming to Russia?”
Medical students of a Moscow university that graduates dentists became an object of criticism on the Internet and in the paper media. The reason was the traditional torchlight procession carried out by the students of this university on the eve of Victory Day. The observers believed that this march was organized in honor of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration, and it goes back to the traditions of the Third Reich. Bol’shoy Gorod collected illustrations to the fact that the torchlight procession can be seen differently.
The video of the conflict of young Chechens and pro-Kremlin youth of “StopHAM” got more that a million views. The fight occurred next to “Evropeyskiy” mall in Moscow. The relatives of the deputy envoy of Chechnya in Russia were involved in the conflict. Despite the willingness of both parties to hush up the scandal, Moscow police opened a criminal case and is waiting for an explanation. More information on newsru.com.
Peter Best, a photographer from the U.S., took pictures of Norwegian black metal musicians during 7 years. In 2008 he published a book entitled True Norwegian Black Metal.