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St. Petersburg State University, Russian Orthodox Church’s legal department and Justice Ministry of the Russian Federation #wingnut #crackpot #pratt #conspiracy meduza.io

In April, Russia introduced a new Explanatory Dictionary of the State Language of the Russian Federation, compiled at St. Petersburg State University and immediately added to the official list of normative dictionaries that government agencies are required to use. In November, The Barents Observer noted that the dictionary’s authors say “some” definitions were coordinated with the Russian Orthodox Church’s legal department and prepared under the oversight of the Justice Ministry. They state outright that these entries are meant to reflect the “traditional spiritual and moral values” outlined in the presidential decree on state policy principles[…]
authoritarianism[…]Considered the most effective form of governance in difficult times for a country, as it allows for diverse forms of property ownership, is often supported by a bloc of parties and movements, does not eliminate hostile forces, and permits the limited existence of value systems other than traditional ones[…]
enemy[…]One whom the sovereign authority has deemed hostile to the people, the government, or the state[…]
homosexuality[…]Sexual deviation manifested in the satisfaction of sensual desire with persons of one’s own sex; sodomy, pederasty[…]
democracy[…]In the political practice of Western countries: a form of governance in which citizens possess certain rights and freedoms, and state institutions operate in the interests of the most influential actors[…]
unity[…]Historical unity of Belarusians, Russians, and Ukrainians[…]
lesbianism[…]Sexual deviation manifested in the satisfaction of sensual desire by a woman with another woman[…]
limitrophe[…]21st-century Europe: a state used as a buffer between Western Europe and Russia, which is politically, economically, and culturally incapable of being independent[…]
regime[…]The Kyiv regime (in Ukraine since 2014: the established form of political rule, which poses a threat to the fundamental rights and interests of the Russian-speaking population)

Unnamed North Korean pharmaceutical companies #quack meduza.io

Reports began to surface that North Korean pharmaceutical companies were preparing to export their drugs to Russia. These weren’t familiar over-the-counter remedies like ibuprofen, but supposedly original medicines developed and manufactured in North Korea — drugs that, according to their producers, can treat everything from Ebola to drug addiction[…]
NK News[…]listed several examples:
*Royal Blood-Fresh — made from fermented soybean components and said to “improve blood health”[…]
*Angungsahyang — a mix of musk, essential oils, and unspecified plant extracts that[…]delivers “immediate effects” for aphasia, paralysis, and even coma
NK News notes that North Korean health products aren’t entirely new to the Russian market[…]Kumdang-2, a ginseng-based injectable, has been imported for years. Its packaging claims the drug is effective against hepatitis, malaria, tuberculosis, influenza, substance addiction, insomnia, and dozens of other conditions[…]
None of these drugs are officially registered with the country’s Health Ministry — meaning there’s no entry for them in the State Register of Medicines

There also isn’t any evidence that the North Korean medications actually work. No clinical trial data for these products can be found — though that’s hardly surprising, given how rarely North Korean scientists publish in international journals[…]
There’s a simpler route North Korean manufacturers might take: selling their products[…]as dietary supplements[…]
Kumdang-2 — which its makers call the “best remedy” for dozens of illnesses — is officially registered in Russia as an herbal facial toner[…]
Allowing North Korean pharmaceuticals into the Russian market could be yet another form of compensation — a thank-you for Kim Jong Un’s support in the war against Ukraine

Maria Efremova #racist #conspiracy #wingnut #pratt meduza.io

Maria Efremova is your average filmmaker, journalist, actress, conspiracy theorist, and anti-gay[…]Her latest work behind and in front of the camera is the movie Good Neighbors[…]Promotional materials describe the film as fun for the whole family[…]Good Neighbors is also, somewhat convolutedly, about the search for a kidnapped 10-year-old boy and his mother’s book publisher[…]The abductions are the work of diabolical Leninists who react poorly to new research that “exposes the cult of Ilyich”[…]
In one especially cringe-worthy scene, “would-be bikers Dima and Olya” (the latter played by Efremova) sit together and reminisce about the greatness of the Russian people. Dima recalls something he read from “an English geologist and traveler” who once praised Russians’ ingrained capacity for “compassionate” colonialism. Olya comments on the “accuracy” of this description and then marvels that such perceptiveness was possible from an Englishman, “a representative of the most deceitful nation on Earth”[…]
Efremova’s character explains that “there are Russians by blood” and “there are Russians in spirit — those who have embraced our customs, culture, and moral values.” Dima agrees, adding that the latter group is called “Russified.” Laughing, he points out that no one but Russians has this infectious, universal appeal — not the British, the French, the Armenians, and especially not the Jews

In another scene, a character named Vera warns her son that Lenin’s Mausoleum functions as a “teraphim,” which she describes as an accursed object made from the dried heads of infants allegedly killed by Jews[…]
Later in the film, someone calls Lenin a “lispy Judas” and accuses him of “destroying the Russian Empire,” “ruining the country,” “carrying out a genocide of Russians,” and “selling Crimea to Jewish tycoons”[…]
After Good Neighbors disappeared from Star Media’s platforms, Efremova published an article titled Why Were the Jews Frightened by the Russian Film ‘Good Neighbors’?