Sunday, November 05, 2023

Snow penises springing up in Ykaterinburg

Couldn't resist reporting on this. A whole load of snow penises have sprung up on the streets of Ykaterinburg, Russia's fourth largest city, and local authorities are apoplectic over them.

Calling them an "outrage" and a "provocation" - well, yes! - the local council is promising that law enforcement could get involved if they persist, and "if they offend anyone". Municipal workers have been assiduously removing them, but they keep springing up again, presumably the work of students from Urals State University. 

A petition against them on Change.org had attracted all of 17 signatures as of Friday afternoon, which I thought was hilarious.

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