BY NICOLE NEMETH A Russian memorial to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was taken down just one day after Tim Cook, Job’s predecessor, announced he was gay. The more than six-foot-tall iPhone statue was placed on Saint Petersburg University in January 2013 by a Russian group of companies called ZEFS. It was removed on Oct. 31 because, according to ZEFS, it violated Russia’s law against “gay propaganda.” The law, which was … Continued
BY DEVON HAYES Russia was the last to join the Group of Eight, and as of March 24, was the first to be kicked out. The Group of Eight, or G8, is a gathering of leaders from the world’s leading industrial countries, which includes Canada, U.S., Germany, Italy, France, the UK and Japan. Topics discussed include the global food crisis, the economy and environmental issues. With the recent and violent … Continued
BY AARON CRECES Nine Russian soldiers were recently sent back to their homeland after being given 24 hours’ notice by the Harper government. Since then, all collaboration between the Canadian and Russian military has stopped. We’ve also recalled our ambassador from Moscow for the time being. There’s a lot happening in this Ukraine crisis, and there is no black and white. Let’s start with Russia, the bad guys, right? Yes, … Continued
By JOSH BURY As the world said goodbye to Sochi and the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, speeches by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach and Sochi’s mayor, Anatoly Pakhomov, lauded a “modern Russia” that had emerged to greet the world. This new nation was supposedly, as a billboard in Sochi proclaimed, “Russia – Great, New, Open.” Bach did his part to reinforce this message by mentioning the country’s supposed resurgence … Continued
BY DEVON HAYES As the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia draw near, questions concerning the security level at the venues become louder. With the badly timed political decision to prohibit “gay propaganda” in Russia, civil rights protests have been getting violent. Although their stance is making international headlines, protesters will definitely take advantage of being front-and-centre during the Olympics. Despite the world criticizing this outdated decision, Russians protesting their … Continued
