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Occasionally
I check to see where in the world people are reading my blog.
It's always
a nice surprise to see a small but steady number from Russia.
Usually I
assume it is an ESL class somewhere in Moscow.
Sometimes I hope it is a Russian teacher I corresponded with during the
Cold War.
Our classes
exchanged letters one year and I would love to know that she is well.
But whoever
it is, they need to know that we know
about Pussy Riot.
They've been
in the news quite a bit recently.
For those
who haven't heard about them, Pussy Riot is an all girl punk band that
is opposed to the regime of the thuggish Vladimir Putin and his supporters in
the Russian Orthodox church.
According
to Wayne Kinsella's column, St. Catharines Standard, Monday, August 13, the
young women spent 40 seconds inside an Orthodox Church sending a 'punk prayer',
(I don't know what it is either, but I'm guessing it involved a lot of noise
and bad language),
to the Virgin Mary asking Her to get rid of Putin.
There was
no church service going on but they have been in prison since March charged
with blasphemy.
They have
been starved, deprived of sleep, are not allowed to see their children and have
been subjected to a unjust trial.
The verdict
will be read August 17th and evidently the prosecution is seeking years of
incarceration.
It seems
like a bit of an overreaction on Stalin's part.
Oops, did I
say Stalin?
Putin.
His name is
Vladimir Putin.
And, Mr.
Vladimir Putin, the world is watching.
.
A small Freudian slipe there? You know, it took my brain awhile to realize that the name Stalin was just a joke. Perhaps my brain also had a bit of a Freudian hiccup.
ReplyDeleteHow disgusting about those women. That is a HUGE overreaction. Someone should tell Putin (a.k.a Stalin) that Russia is no longer a communist country.
Yes, it's outrageous, isn't it? I know a lot of Western musicians are taking up the Pussy Riot cause. I hope those young women are freed soon.
ReplyDeleteThey seem to be taking a big step backwards.
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