Medvedev Takes on the Gangstas

More gangsta news ... This seems like a good deal. The trouble is I wouldn't trust Medvedev any less if he had a mustache. You know he has mafia ties ... Putin too.

Medvedev Takes on Russian Gangsters

Dmitry Medvedev wants to put Russian mafia leaders in prison for the rest of their lives.

The Russian president said as much this week as he signed a law mandating harsher punishments for criminals known as “thieves-in-law,” which are gang leaders who orchestrate Russian mafia activities.

“Punishments for involvement in criminal groups have been raised to the maximum,” Medvedev said. Read the full story here ...

Ukraine Comes Down with a Case of Swine Flu Mania

I usually don't write about Ukraine on this blog, but it's practically Russia, so why not?

I think it's a little crazy the way they're freaking out about swine flu there. As this article notes, there's no evidence to indicate that the flu is more widespread in Ukraine than it is anywhere else. Do the Ukrainians really feel the need to wear these silly masks out in public? It seems like you're just as likely to pick up swine flu in Kiev as you are in Moscow or London or New York. I don't know ... personally I'm more afraid of Yulia Tymoshenko's hairstyle than I am of swine flu.

Swine Flu Fears Spread through Ukraine
News reports have abounded in recent days about the apparent severity of the swine flu epidemic in Ukraine. Here at HotRussianBrides.com, we take such reports very seriously as many of the beautiful ladies featured on our site are from Ukraine.

But as fears of a particularly vicious outbreak in Ukraine grow, the World Health Organization has said that there is nothing to indicate that the swine flu outbreak in Ukraine has been particularly severe. Read the full story here ...

Moscow Police Raid Lab Full of Thousands of Leeches

This has got to be one of the most disgusting things I've read about in a long time ... The lab owner sounds like he's a little bit insane. This story actually reminds me of those stories you hear about a lot in the U.S. having to do with old ladies who keep hundreds of cats in their house ...

Moscow Police Raid Lab Full of Thousands of Harmful Leeches

Like a scene out of a horror movie, police in Moscow recently dismantled an underground laboratory, which housed more than 4,000 harmful leeches.

When police raided the lab, they found leeches crawling on the floors, walls and ceiling, according to a report in Pravda, a Russian news service. Lab personnel had reportedly been terrorized by the leeches numerous times, with one employee claiming he barely managed to take a leech off his leg when the creature attacked him.

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Drunken Forklift Operator Destroys $150,000 Worth of Booze

Now this is just sad ... and hilarious at the same time. What a waste of perfectly good booze - and all because one guy couldn't handle his own ... Tragic.

Drunken Moscow Man Destroys $150,000 Worth of Booze

Think you had a bad day at work? One Moscow man is surely out of a job after he destroyed nearly $150,000 worth of vodka and cognac in a drunken forklift crash.

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Russian Dating Web Site Publishes EBook on How to Find Russian Women Online

I use this site very frequently. Their blog is actually useful for finding a lot of very interesting news items. They're publishing an eBook on how to date Russian women online. Might be worth a look, I guess ... the women, that is.

HotRussianBrides.com Offers eBook for Men Seeking Love on Russian Bride and Russian Dating Websites

To help educate and protect members from Russian dating scams and scammers, HotRussianBrides.com offers tips for conduct, turn ons and turn offs for Russian ladies, and what not to do when courting Russian women online.

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Russian Billionaire Drops $52,000 on Lunch in New York

Talk about material excess ... this guy apparently is unaware of how much regular people pay for a single meal. I saw another story (different from the one linked here) that said the cheapest portion of the meal was the purchase of a $15 dessert. Craziness!

Aw, the good life! Being a Russian billionaire means you can have a hot Russian woman, Dasha Zhukova, on your arm, own Chelsea Football Club and spend $52,000 on lunch.Lunch with Family & Friends.

Roman Abromovich and nine friends, including stunning Russian model Zhukova and his son Arkady, allegedly indulged at New York’s Nello's Italian Restaurant on Madison Avenue, on meal of truffles, veal and pasta, and consumed a fine selection champagnes, wines and after lunch drinks.

Abramovich admits he dined at the restaurant on Friday with friends, but denies that he spent that much. However, owner Nello Balan, claims the bill it true and added that Mr. Abramovich wanted "excellence and perfection" at his meal.

Afternoon Imbibe
Ballan’s staff claims that the group purchased two magnums of Cristal rose champagne at $5,000 per bottle, and Chateau Petrus wine, three bottles of La Tache Romanee Conti pinot noir, bringing their total purchase just on wine to more than $34,000.

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Mel Gibson Becomes an "Octo-Dad" with Hot Russian Girlfriend

Mel Gibson's Russian girlfriend has given birth to his eighth child. As this article notes, this officially makes her a baby mama and him an "octo-dad."

In seriousness, people seem to act like this is a wonderful thing. I wonder how it is that it's considered cool for Mel Gibson to have dumped his previous wife of 30 years for some Russian hottie ...


Actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson is a father for the eighth time after his Russian fiancé, Oksana Grigorieva, gave birth this weekend to a baby girl. Grigorieva was reported to have given birth Friday, though her official due date was not until December, according to RadarOnline.com, which broke the story.

Gibson, 53, and Grigorieva, 39, made their first public appearance together in April at the Los Angeles screening of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” Gibson’s wife of 30 years filed for divorce just a few weeks prior to that.

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