Posted on 01/28/2005 6:45:05 AM PST by blackminorcapullets
I heard about it from Mishah first, and then it was on yesterday's NTV evening news: a Russian-language web portal called the Russian National Literary Network has issued a "Directive on Limiting the Themes of Literary Works."
The Directive mainly concerns two of the Network's writing sites, Proza.ru (prose) and Stihi.ru (poetry). At a glance, the sites resemble a cross between Zoetrope.com and LiveJournal.com, inviting aspiring authors to post their work for review by other members. As of 9 pm today, Proza.ru has 22,313 members, 188,457 stories and 277,077 reviews; Stihi.ru lists 67,115 members, 1,609,066 poems and 2,132,558 reviews.
Even though today Dmitriy Kravchuk, the Network's coordinator and the author of the Directive, has postponed the implementation of the Directive "due to the negative reaction of the literary community and the discovery of a number of shortcomings," its text still appears online.
Here's its translation:
The Directive on limiting the themes of literary works published on the Internet resources of the Russian National Literary Network
1. On the Internet resources of the RNLN it is forbidden to publish literary works and forum messages covering the following themes:
- The special operation of the Russian troops in the Chechen Republic during 1991-2004 [actually, the so-called "special operation" officially began on Dec. 11, 1994, not in 1991...]
- Terrorist acts against citizens of the Russian Federation
- Opposition of certain citizen groups to implementation of the Laws of the RF and the Decrees of the President of the RF (in particular, the Law on Monetization of the Benefits [which has caused the Babushka Revolution]
2. On the Internet resources of of the RNLN it is forbidden to publish literary works and forum messages, which include personal mentions (with the first or last name) of individuals belonging to one of the categories of the Class A public officials (in accordance with Appendix 1). At the same time, it is allowed to mention the individual's title, as long as this mention is connected with the execution of state functions and not with his personal qualities [sic].
3. On the Internet resources of of the RNLN it is forbidden to publish literary works and forum messages, which include mentions in a negative context of the Class B public officials (in accordance with Appendix 2). A negative context is the identification of the mentioned individual as a negative literary hero by literary experts affiliated with the RNLN.
4. On the Internet resources of of the RNLN it is forbidden to publish literary works and forum messages, which include mentions in a positive context of the Class C individuals (in accordance with Appendix 3). A positive context is the identification of the mentioned individual as a positive literary hero by literary experts affiliated with the RNLN.
Literary works with content prohibited by this Directive will have to be deleted by their authors before Feb. 1, 2005. If the works containing the prohibited content are discovered after Feb. 1, 2005, the site's moderators are obliged to block the pages and all works of these authors without the possibilty of renewing [membership] later.
Organizational Committee of the Russian National Literary Network
Appendix 1. Categories of the Class A public officials.
It is forbidden to publish literary works, which include personal mentions (first or last name) of individuals belonging to the following categories:
- President of the RF and members of his family - Head of the government and ministers of the RF - Members of the Federation Councils [sic] of the Federal Assembly of the RF - Deputies of the State Duma of the RF who are members of the United Russia faction [the pro-Putin majority in the Russian Parliament] - Governors of the federal centers of the RF - Mayors of the cities of the RF
Appendix 2. Categories of the Class B public officials.
It is forbidden to publish literary works and forum messages, which include mentions in a negative context of individuals belonging to the following categories:
- Heroes of Russia - Heroes of the Soviet Union, who received this title during the Great Patriotic War - Serving officers of the Russian Army, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Federal Security Service, Federal Guards Service, Intelligence Service in the rank higher than the Colonel and First-Rank Captain (inclusive) - Representatives of the RF state on duty - Members of the United Russia Party and the Walking Together public movement [a pro-Putin youth organization]
Appendix 2. Categories of the Class C individuals.
It is forbidden to publish literary works and forum messages, which include mentions in a positive context of individuals belonging to the following categories:
- Individuals wanted by the federal authorities on charges of plotting terrorist acts against RF citizens - Individuals killed as the result of special operations of the Russian troops in the Chechen Republic, those who resisted or were accused of plotting terrorist acts against citizens of the RF - Individuals charged with involvement in international terrorist organizations - State authorities and soldiers of the Fascist Germany of the Great Patriotic War period, as well as individuals who collaborated with the Fascist Germany
After wasting an hour translating this, I'm more or less speechless. The only thing I can say is that this once again confirms my view that Stalin was ourselves, in a way, and Putin is ourselves, too.
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And here's a translation of a wonderful poem one of the members of Stihi.ru has recently posted on the site:
PRESIDENT by Thinkerbell
PutinPutinPutinPoo! PutinPutinPutinPoo! Poopoopoo! Poopoopoo! PutinPutinPutinPoo!
© Copyright: Thinkerbell, 2005 Code: 1501261784
I don’t know that this article is true or fiction but why you think that it is anti-conservative, it must be your secret. Everybody can check the source. Personally I’m against almost every censure except of vulgarisms and some sick ideologies like communism, nazism etc. Censure it is commie’s toy.
Does the Eastern Orthodox church you revere include Moscow which had the audacity to preach to Ukrainians on whom to vote for?
"young "activist" types who have a strong "need" to "fit in" with the rest of the world -- meaning they have to become indistinguishible from it."
This is SOOOOOO Soviet Mother Goose Marxist pseudo-psycology
"activist ,....need to fit into the rest of the world..., indistinguishible"
I always thought that was conformism.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
nothing like an ad hominem attack when you can't respond with logic.
Slander is the last refuge of a failed argument.
that is sooooooo soviet!!
If you can't be logical , slander your opponent and then shut him up. Too bad this aint the Kremlin, eh?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
"Moderator, This is a fake disinfo article - the Russian site in question is a private site not a public one"
HAHAHAHAHa
So you are trying to spin this censorship of criticism of gov't officials as some kind of free commerce, market capitalism, laissez-faire.
You Kremlin Philes simply have no bottom to the depths of your baffoonery .
MOST LIKELY SOME POOR LITTLE COUNRTY IN EASTERN EUROPE....
I SERVED MY COUNTRY IN THE US ARMY IN THE KOREAN WAR AND AFTER THAT AS WELL IN THE RESERVES. DON'T YOU EVER ACCUSE ME OF BEING A TRAITOR TO MY COUNTRY AGAIN BY BEING SOME KIND OF LOYALIST TO ANOTHER COUNTRY.... ANY COUNTRY INCLUDING RUSSIA OR EVEN ENGLAND.
YOUR THREAD HAS NO RELAVENCE TO THE USA AND NOBODY BELIEVES YOU ANYWAY. YOU ARE SUCH AN OBVIOUS HATER OF ANYBODY OR ANYTHING RUSSIAN! YOU SOW BIGOTRY AND DISTRUST.
I KNOW MANY, MANY NICE RUSSIANS AND PEOPLE FROM MANY LANDS WHO ARE BAPTISTS. WE HAVE SPEAKERS FROM RUSSIA ALL THE TIME AT OUR CHURCH. THEY ARE DESCENT CHRISTIAN PEOPLE!!! THEY LOVE THEIR COUNTRY AND HAVE GREAT HOPES AND FAITH FOR ITS FUTURE.... JUST LIKE REAL AMERICANS HAVE FOR THE USA. AT OUR CHURCH WE ENCOURAGE FREINDSHIPS WITH ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE.... CHRISTIAN ANDS JEW ALIKE!!
YOU... on the other hand... ACT LIKE A PERSON WHO JUST IS NOT NICE. You are rabid hater. People like you WORK VERY HARD TO cause distrust among nations. YOU ARE LIKE LITTLE TIN HITLER TRYING TO RILE FOLKS UP TO HATE ONE ANOTHER!!
I WOULD NOT TRUST YOU TO WALK MY DOG!
george soros is an enemy to all conservative Americans and to Christians. His position on President Bush is well known.... after all he spent 25 million of his own money to try to put his man, Kerry in power. Next time he will try to put hillary into office as President.
We have here in this thread, a "report" from a questionable group with $ome connection$$$ to soros' Open $ociety and the Move-on group.
Disinformation from a soros-backed group has NO place on FR.... that is... IF it is presented as the truth. Just as an article from the DU is not acceptable as the truth on President Bush.
"I do NOT know what country you serve...
MOST LIKELY SOME POOR LITTLE COUNRTY IN EASTERN EUROPE...."
Wow - talk about bile - Is this in reponse to my noting your ad hominem attack as the "last refuge of a failed argument?"
And you forgot to capitalize a few of those letters.
Do you really think the average russian respects the "poor little coutries in eastern europe" the ones they ruthlessly bludgeoned into submission for so many years?
A recent poll said over 60% of russians thought Ukraine should stay under control ot the Kremlin. I would imagine that hey feel the same way about the Baltics and Korea,
And it is apparent that you resent US Reagan Republicans sticking up for "poor little countries" ...like Korea?
Or perhaps we should have let them get sucked up by the Communists, too.
"Moderator, This is a fake disinfo article - the Russian site in question is a private site not a public one - does FreeRepublic allow anti-Conservative postings? "
And of course you realize that the Soviet U.., - er ah I mean Russia would never do anything like censor poets and novelists and certainly never ever restart the cold war by building up their spy network again.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1331878/posts?page=35#35
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1331878/posts?page=6
GOT it, pup?
And, don't even mention Ronald Reagan to me IN YOUR POSTS... you are not worthy to mention his name!!!
I VOTED FOR and gave some SERIOUS money to his campaign in California and when he ran for President. I voted for him!! I worked on his campaigns. I walked MILES for him canvasing voters!!
Ron Reagan was NO hate monger like you. Ron never acted like you do! Ron loved the Russian people and he was HOPEFUL for their future. I THINK HE WOULD HAVE LIKED PUTIN as I think George Bush does now.
How much money did YOU or your OPEN SOCIETY buddies give to Reagan or Bush... NOT A Dern dime, bub... not a dern dime.
DO YOURSELF A FAVOR PUNK... GET YOUR troublemaking/hatemongering, little tin-hitler, OPEN SOCIETY/SOROS LOVIN' SELF OUTTA HERE!!!
The DU awaits your opinions such garbage as they are.
When you run out of epithets, perhaps you can answer some of the questions I posited.
TROLI
This article links to a private business site. They can make what ever Directives they want to their website. No different then FR. So if FR throws out a post, shall we blame it on Bush? Same as this.
"Ron loved the Russian people and he was HOPEFUL for their future. I THINK HE WOULD HAVE LIKED PUTIN as I think George Bush does now."
Is that why Ron Reagan and Bush crushed the Kremlins nuts by jawboning the price of oil down 33 to 60% ?
Putin was warned not to F with the Uke election and guess what happened in Dec - the price of Russia's #1 export plummetted.
I guess this is tough love.
One and last time: Grow up kid.
Around 1000 AD Kieven Russ conquered the Khazars, which in turn unleashed the nomads they had been keeping in check.
By 1200s the Mongols arrived (usually called the Mongol-Tatars but there were no Tatars as Chengis Khan had exterminated that tribe 100 years earlier in pay back for the murder of his father). Anyways, the Kieven principalities were split up (the ones that weren't burnt to the ground) into individual states. When the Mongols pulled back from central Europe, western Kieven principalities, from Krakow to Smolnesk were gobbled up by Poland and Lithuania. Novograd managed to stay independent through 3 invasions by Lithuanians, Swedes and finally Teutonic Knights.
When Kiev was absorbed by Lithuania, the see of the Metropolitan moved to Moscowvy, which was a shock because Moscowvy, while an up and coming new power, had been considered a minor Kieven Russ principality and Vladimer or Novograd were the next two biggest after Kiev. Note Vladimer is well EAST of Moscowvy. Needless to say, the princes of Moscowvy continued to unify the other principalities (same thing that happened to the dozen different kingdoms of England and France and Spain and later in Germany to the three dozen principalities) until they took the name of Russia, derived from the Russ, under Peter the Great. Smolensk and Kiev were the ultimate prizes in reunification, but that didn't happen until the mid 17th centuary when Polish power was at last broken. Note that from 1200s to the mid 1600s, Poland had invaded Russia (Moscowvy) about a dozen or more times and actually conquered Moscow three times. Each time, peasant uprisings and popular armies had expelled them.
Why did I just give you this history lesson? To say, if you want to find Scythian blood, either look tot he Jewish Khazars or to Hungary or southern Germany where the Goths settled.
Yes.
Yes we should.
That rotten Bush, anyways.
To: kosta50
Does the Eastern Orthodox church you revere include Moscow which had the audacity to preach to Ukrainians on whom to vote for?
Kosta- No response to the above?- what part of the Holy Trinity does poll place campaigning fall under? Holy Ghost?
Are you sure this is what Vladimir and Olya had in mind when they baptized Kiev Rus 1016 years ago in the Dneiper?
Well all wait for your answer with baited breath.
You also demand we answer your questions and have never once answered a single one of ours. To any response that doesn't match your rather limited knowledge of politics and history, your response is more insults.
This is why many of the posters ignore your banal ravings.
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