Posted on 08/03/2007 1:54:28 AM PDT by Webby_surfer
Administration of the city Kazan, which is considered the Muslim hub of Russia, has extensive plans of turning the city into an influential centre of business and religious tourism and to attract pilgrims from around the world, like Mecca.
(Excerpt) Read more at russia-ic.com ...
Where is vlad when you need him?
“Where is vlad when you need him?”
- Probably enjoying himself somewhere;
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IYxD0SdoBps
By the way, Borat film is officially banned in Russia :)
“By the way, Borat film is officially banned in Russia :)”
- Is it?
I wouldn’t find it surprising if it was banned in Kazakhstan
(although Borat actually is very popular among ordinary people over there), but why is it banned in Russia???
“- Is it?
I wouldn’t find it surprising if it was banned in Kazakhstan”
Ha-ha! How did you guess? I heard it was really banned in Kazakhstan. At first they were offensed by Borat, but after the film had caused an influx of tourists to their country they stopped moaning.
“At first they were offensed by Borat, but after the film had caused an influx of tourists to their country they stopped moaning.”
- Authorities are stupid everywhere.
“...but why is it banned in Russia?”
- Well, in the news it was said that the Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography of Russia thought that some parts of the film could be found offensive by people of some nationalities and religions.
Anyway, it is possible to buy a pirate copy of the film (what i actually did) and to watch older series on the Internet (on YouTube). I bought a DVD in both Russian and English, but the Russian translated version deprives the film of the humour the English version has.
They should expel them all and turn the city into an amusement park.
“They should expel them all and turn the city into an amusement park”
- Why should they do it? They are Russian citizens. Russia is one of the few countries where people of different religious confessions have managed to live in peace for ages with no religion-based conflicts.
... on the bright side (and I really mean ‘bright’ (potentially)), higher concentrations of the enemy means greater ROI for each warhead.
Hope mooselimb problems tie russia into knots.
How do ya like them apples there Puttie?
Huh?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis
Does this mean there’s going to be a SIXTH pillar now?
“Administration of the city Kazan””—
Kazan was conquered by Ivan the Terrible, and to symbolize the triumph of Christianity over Islam, he built the Cathedral of Kazan on Red Square (the crosses on top of the towers rest on Islamic crescents).
Maybe somebody wants to undo history?
“Russia is one of the few countries where people of different religious confessions have managed to live in peace for ages with no religion-based conflicts.
Huh?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis”
You`ve chosen an inappropriate example indeed. That wasn`t a conflict based on religion - it was a terrorist act which has no religion or nationality. Terrorism has spread over the world only within the recent years (and concerned Russia too), while Russia has long history.
“Kazan was conquered by Ivan the Terrible, and to symbolize the triumph of Christianity over Islam, he built the Cathedral of Kazan on Red Square (the crosses on top of the towers rest on Islamic crescents).”
— The Cathedral in Red Square isn`t named after Kazan. Initially it is the Cathedral of the Virgin of Kazan. Besides, it wasn`t built to symbolize the triumph of Christianity over Islam - that`s bullshit. The original church was erected as a shrine in the early 1630s to mark the city’s liberation from the Polish aggressors.
“Russia is one of the few countries where people of different religious confessions have managed to live in peace for ages with no religion-based conflicts.”
Beslan.
LLS
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