Saturday, November 05, 2005

Russia vs. The Simpsons

A brief history of this cultural conflict:

The Simpsons On Trial In Russian Lawsuit
"The claimant says that the cartoon is filled with propaganda of violence, drugs and sex
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The Simpsons Found Not Guilty by Russian Court
"A Moscow court has ruled that a complaint by a Muscovite who wanted the world-famous cartoons The Simpsons and Griffins to be banned from Russian TV was baseless."

Russian Court Says 'Nyet' to 'Simpsons' Suit
"We're not sure how 'Woo-hoo!' translates to Russian, but that's the general reaction from the Russian broadcaster of "The Simpsons" after beating a lawsuit related to the show."

Russian Censors Fuming Over The Simpsons
"Russian MPs have issued a final threat to TV stations to scale back on violent shows like The Simpsons if they want to avoid censorship."

Russian references on "The Simpsons"

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