Russian region bans foul language

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BBC News snip


"Anything you say can be held against you"

Police in Russia's western Belgorod region are imposing fines on people who swear in public - and local officials say the campaign is very popular.

The officials say young people have been minding their language since the ban was introduced in July.

Any person caught uttering profanities in public can face fines of up to $50.

The authorities have launched anti-swearing poster competitions, TV ads and comics in their campaign to clean up the Russian language.
"We want Russian to remain as pure as in the great classics," said Valentina Trunova, deputy head of Belgorod's department of youth affairs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3707192.stm

[skylarmae]

1. NO FUCKING WAY, DUDE!!

Hope nobody tells Georgie Porgie. The bible-
thumpers will be hot on it if he has to turn the
race into more of the good and evil program

[kcwayne]

2. WTF, do they think they are Republicans or something?

[rman]

4. Like most of the world, Russia to is ruled by a wealthy minority.

And they aren't exactly progressive.
So yes, in effect they are repubs of the worst kind.

[skooooo]

3. This is actually very Russian...

...if you knew some of the Russian cuss words and terms, you may not be so surprised. Arrests and fines for profane language is not anything new.