A Romanian diplomat was busted spying by FSB then detained, in an apparent violation of Vienna Convention and what seems to be Russia’s show of force against its former satellite and possibly retribution for USA’s busting of the suburban spy ring.
Not long ago we’ve heard about a Katya Gerasimova, apparently a Russian spy, embarrassing the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin’s establishment, to which Youtube reacted by censoring it. Then the US dropped the bomb with the 10 Americanized Russian spies (and we were supposed to believe that), to which Russia reacted by calling it fabrication. Then Anna Fermanova was busted for trying to smuggle military equipment to Russia.
Yesterday, we were told that Russia arrested a Romanian diplomat who was apparently “stealing Russian secrets”. The videos below should be edifying.
Normally, such events happen without media coverage. The only time when there is a big event is when one of the parties wants to capitalize on it. It seems that Russia does not like Romania much, it does not like the Moldovan Republic trying to escape poverty and certainly does not like Romania, a NATO member, building missile defenses that would protect NATO countries from Middle Eastern launches, even though that would – technically – have nothing to do with it.
What is unusual is Russia’s handling of the diplomat, which certainly violated his diplomatic immunity. It seems that the message is “You, Romania, think that just because you’re NATO, you can mess with us?! We are Putin, we piss on y’all”.
In turn, Romania expelled a similarly ranked Russian diplomat. Way to go, security theatre directors!
What is better than bringing down a Government with an old-fashioned sex scandal? Obviously, bringing down the Opposition. And that is precisely what Putin has masterfully done with Katia – at least, according to those with intimate knowledge of the problemher ins and outs.
LE: YouTube has removed the video, so I will add it soon, if I can, back to the list with my own commentary. Left in the playlist are some possibly related videos – close, but no cookie. This video is important not so much for its PG-13 sexuality (most sex scenes are blacked out), but for how “democracy” works in Russia. By censoring the video YouTube only shows that their “non-evil” version of goodness is at least as corrupt, if not even more so. Meanwhile, Putin laughs in his palace.
Is she the most effective government spy unleashed on the Russian opposition, or simply a sex pet / geisha / escort for the elite whose exploits have been filmed with or without her knowledge?
Her modeling agency, New Best Models, tells us her measurements..
Height: 5'8.5" Eyes: Grey - blue
Breast: 34" Hair: Dark grey
Waist: 24" Shoes size: 7
Hip: 34" Age: 19
..and shows us some photos:
The Telegraph completes the picture:
Offering her body, sex, and drugs from cocaine to marijuana as an inducement, ''Katya'', as she is usually known, has tried and often succeeded in bedding at least half-a-dozen high-profile Kremlin critics and other political figures. The damage to reputations has varied from serious to negligible depending on her victim's marital status and response.
Her latest scalp was Viktor Shenderovich, a journalist and the scriptwriter on Russia's former version of the Spitting Image television satire.
Mr Shenderovich, who is married and has a daughter, admits that he slept with Ms Gerasimova but claims he was set up by the Kremlin.
His credibility as an authoritative critic of the Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, appears to have been at least partly dented and his marriage is reportedly in trouble.
The editor of Russian Newsweek magazine also fell under Ms Gerasimova's spell and was filmed in his underpants chopping up what looked like cocaine after having sex.
A clutch of anti-Kremlin opposition figures and activists, including a man resembling the leader of the National Bolshevik Party, have also been caught in flagrante delicto.
But unlike Soviet times, when the secret service used compromising material to blackmail, Ms Gerasimova's exploits have been widely publicised in grainy videos on the internet.
The footage is often accompanied by mocking music and subtitles. It has taken a few weeks for the victims to realise that they have all been set up by the same woman.
Yet little is known about Ms Gerasimova beyond that she is in her twenties and is registered with an online modelling agency. Nicknamed ''Moo-Moo'' after the surname she uses on a social networking site, men said she used different first names and was highly persistent in her advances.
Is she a victim or a predator? Was she indeed some sort of Russian Nikita Devochka, working for the money or for staying alive, or did she think she’s helping Mother Russia? The rest of the videos in the playlist below will hopefully give an answer..
I participated once in an improptu sauna contest, but I had the wisdom and instinct of self-preservation to give up before sublimating. Some people don't, and you can see them in a very graphic video.
Personally, I think you need an (un)healthy dose of sadomasochism to “win” in such a competition. Here are the rules, courtesy of wikipedia:
The starting temperature is 110 degrees Centigrade. Half a liter of water will be poured on the stove every 30 seconds.
Use of alcohol is prohibited prior to and during the competition.
Competitors must wash themselves beforehand, and remove any creams and lotions.
Competitor must sit erect, their buttocks and thighs on the bench.
Ordinary swimsuits must be used. Pant legs in men's swimsuits may be up to 20 centimeters long, and women's shoulder straps may be up to 5 centimeters wide.
Hair that reaches the shoulders must be tied into a ponytail.
Touching the skin and brushing is prohibited.
Competitors must not disturb each other.
When the Judges ask, competitors must show that they are in their senses with a thumbs up.
Competitors must be able to leave the sauna unaided to qualify.
A breach of the rules results in a warning. Another one results in disqualification.
The last person in the sauna is the winner.
The sad events:
On 7 August 2010, Russian finalist and former third-place finisher Vladimir Ladyzhensky and Finnish five-time champion Timo Kaukonen, passed out after six minutes in the sauna, both suffering from terrible burns and trauma. They were both rushed to the hospital but Ladyzhensky died en route. Kaukonen was reported to suffer from extreme burn injuries, and his condition was described as critical, but stable. Just a few minutes before the finals, Kaukonen told the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang that the saunas used for the 2010 championship were a lot more extreme than the saunas used for previous competitions.
