Ridiculous Bans etc of Stuff Considered to be dangerously 'Russian'

[AmateurAgitator]

I'll start us off with this :

Karl Marx Study Room Name Changed Due to Ukraine-Russia War, Officials Say

The "Communist Manifesto" author's name donned a study room at the University of Florida since 2014, but officials said world events led to the name's removal.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Serge Forward]

Tchaikovsky, Dostoyevski and now poor old Karl Marx. What the fuck next for these bell ends?

 

[Sue]

I'll start us off with this :

Karl Marx Study Room Name Changed Due to Ukraine-Russia War, Officials Say

The "Communist Manifesto" author's name donned a study room at the University of Florida since 2014, but officials said world events led to the name's removal.

www.newsweek.com

I'm pretty surprised it was named after Marx in the first place tbh.

 

[danny la rouge]

That’s a perfect illustration of the stupidity.

 

[bluescreen]

It is all so wrong. I admit that one of my first reactions was to rush out and buy some books by Maria Stepanova as a minor protest as I knew this sort of shit was going to happen.

 

[WouldBe]

I'm pretty surprised it was named after Marx in the first place tbh.

Might have thought he was one of the Marx brothers.

 

[skyscraper101]

Tchaikovsky, Dostoyevski and now poor old Karl Marx. What the fuck next for these bell ends?

t.A.T.u. hopefully

 

[danny la rouge]

I might find a recipe for vegan blinis.

 

[killer b]

t.A.T.u. hopefully

what's wrong with t.A.T.u?

 

[dessiato]

what's wrong with t.A.T.u?

All the things she said.

 

[DotCommunist]

Sergei the meerkat from the adverts. I remember in the iraq 2 war certain songs got bumped from beeb radio playlists, Outkast's 'Bombs over Baghdad' was one I think.

 

[AmateurAgitator]

Tchaikovsky, Dostoyevski and now poor old Karl Marx. What the fuck next for these bell ends?

Yep

Cardiff Philharmonic removes Tchaikovsky performance over Ukraine conflict

Orchestra faces ridicule over decision to remove Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture

www.theguardian.com

College Backtracks on Banning Teaching Dostoevsky Because He's Russian

The University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy initially told writer Paolo Nori that his course on the novelist was being postponed "to avoid any controversy."

www.newsweek.com

The Dostoyevsky course is going ahead though, due to a backlash.

The Bolshoi Ballet has been booted out by the Royal Opera House though

Russian ballet and music performances cancelled as arts venues voice support for Ukraine

Multiple Russian ballet companies, including the Bolshoi, have been called off in the UK amid a boycott of the country’s high-profile cultural institutions following the invasion of Ukraine.

www.classicfm.com

 

[killer b]

I would approach some of these with care tbh - I don't think I have too much of a problem with cancelling a performance of a piece of music that celebrates a Russian military victory complete with cannons while there's actual Russian cannons being fired in Ukraine for example. I wouldn't be bothered if it went ahead either but it seems a reasonable enough decision.

 

[killer b]

Also don't have much of a problem with boycotting Russian cultural institutions like the Bolshoi etc

 

[Chilli.s]

Friends Dog, Boris the Russian Bear has been renamed Boris the Ukrainian Bear

 

[two sheds]

Sergei the meerkat from the adverts.

That's one I definitely agree with.

 

[chilango]

 

[danny la rouge]

Big fucking Lebowski references. Every thread. Every. Fucking. Thread.

 

[The39thStep]

I am the walrus.

 

[Serge Forward]

Big fucking Lebowski references. Every thread. Every. Fucking. Thread.

You're out of your element.

 

[Sweet FA]

Saw this a couple of days after the invasion...

 

[A380]

Russ Abbot's come back tour looks in doubt...

 

[Sweet FA]

Big fucking Lebowski references. Every thread. Every. Fucking. Thread.

That's just like, your opinion man.

 

[The39thStep]

 

[moochedit]

I'm pretty surprised it was named after Marx in the first place tbh.

Yeah in Florida of all places !

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Big fucking Lebowski references. Every thread. Every. Fucking. Thread.

The Dude abides. I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in that. It’s good knowing he’s out there—the Dude—taking it easy for all us sinners.

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[Yuwipi Woman]

Not really a ban, but ...

But even these latter gestures haven't gone unnoticed, and now, one of the world's most iconic vodka brands will be officially changing its name (outside of Russia, at least). Stolichnaya Vodka — the version produced by the Stoli Group — will now simply be called Stoli Vodka.

Stoli Group wrote that this rebrand ending its use of the full Stolichnaya name came as a "direct response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine" with three factors playing into the decision: "the founder's vehement position on the Putin regime; the Stoli employees determination to take action; and the desire to accurately represent Stoli's roots in Latvia."

Stolichnaya Vodka Officially Changes Its Name to 'Stoli' Outside of Russia

Stoli Group is rebranding their vodka — which isn't made or sold in Russia — to show support for Ukraine.

www.foodandwine.com

 

[killer b]

I think brands distancing their products from Russia in an atmosphere of widespread consumer boycotts is probably a commercial decision more than anything else

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Friends Dog, Boris the Russian Bear has been renamed Boris the Ukrainian Bear

Yet still the name Boris is present

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Sergei the meerkat from the adverts. I remember in the iraq 2 war certain songs got bumped from beeb radio playlists, Outkast's 'Bomb's over Baghdad' was one I think.

During Iraq 1, Massive Attack were briefly renamed Massive cos of the beeb.