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Pushkin had the ability to "compartmentalize," writing at the same time beautiful poetry about women of his acquaintance, and rather crude remarks about them in his correspondence, so it wouldn't be surprising if he actually wrote the disputed poems.
Ah, is there no respect anymore for the great Russian literary masters?!
"Dere once was a comrade from Nuntuckset
Who's xxxxx whas so loong he could...never mind.
FMCDH(BITS)
Enforcement of the Obscenity Laws Is Not Censorship
Too many members of the public are misled into believing that the First Amendment's "free speech" liberties cover everything that is written, spoken, or pictured. Not true. Here's a short list of actions that can be punished "after the fact" without violating the First Amendment:
perjury
libel
contempt of court
false advertising
falsely shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theater
copyright infringement
using a loudspeaker at 3 a.m. in a residential
neighborhood
child pornography
obscenity
We had an article earlier this week that a municpality banned spelling quizes because as far as they are concerned, this violated the No Child Left Behind, because not everyone would be a winner.
Your reponse is the same as saying: it's Bush's fault.
Russia is a multi party republic, so different municipalities and parties work differently and are not under the President's control there, no more then here.
Our own FCC for example had to investigate NBC's opening ceremonies of the Athens Olympics because some yahoos were offended by reproductions of naked Greek statues and writhing Greek dancers.
Someone probably purhcased the book and read the following and called tha authorities
There is a disinfo campaign out there to turn people against Russia be bringing up old Cold War imagry like Pushkin is being banned or something.
In America we sadly need a Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! - Please contribute!
Our own FCC for example had to investigate NBC's opening ceremonies of the Athens Olympics because some yahoos were offended by reproductions of naked Greek statues and writhing Greek dancers.
Someone probably purhcased the book and read the following and called the authorities: "And in 'Russian Erotic Folklore,' all types of sex are illustrated: anal, group, sex with animals and even with dead bodies," he said. "I saw myself how teenagers opened the book and giggled."
There is a disinfo campaign out there to turn people against Russia be bringing up old Cold War imagry like Pushkin is being banned or something.
In America we sadly need a Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! - Please contribute!
Horrible! Indefensible!