,*APT] #bi ,IDEAS AB\T ,SEX AT ! ,ILLEGAL ,FE/IVAL 0,G5D] ,PA?S #b0 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS ,TEXT 3 ,IDEAS AB\T ,SEX AT ! ,ILLEGAL ,FE/IVAL 0,G5D] ,PA?S #b0 ,AN >TICLE WRITT5 BY MY FRI5D ,VLA/A1 :I* ,I TRANSLAT$ FROM ,RUSSIAN = ,ABOLI%+ ! ,BORD]S FROM ,BEL[ _?#b#h4 0,G5D] ,PA?S10 OCCURR+ ONCE A YE>1 IS AN ATTEMPT TO BR+ TOGE!R ALL PEOPLE 9T]E/$ 9 G5D] -- PRIM>ILY FROM ,BEL>US1 ,RUSSIA1 & ,UKRA9A -- 9 ONE PLACE2 ?IS TIME 9 ! CITY ( ,M9SK1 FROM #h-#a ,DECEMB]1 #b#f4 ,I W\LD NAME ITS DI/+UI%+ FEATURES AS ILLEGALITY1 A FULL S*$ULE1 ! DIV]SITY ( VISITORS & P>TICIPANTS1 & ! ABS5CE ( C5SOR%IP ON ! P>T ( ! ORGANIZ]S4 ,H]E IT FELT WOND]FULLY LIKE /UDY+ ) >TI/S1 AS WELL AS PUNKS1 AN>*I/S1 & O!R SUBCULTURAL ELEM5TS4 ,! ORGANIZ]S MADE SURE TO BALANCE ! DISCUSSIONS & >TI/IC P>TS ( ! FE/IVAL4 ,! ILLEGALITY ( ! FE/IVAL BECOMES CLE> ) ! POLITICAL SITUATION 9 ,BEL>US3 DICTATOR%IP1 NO FREE PRESS1 C]TA9LY NO G5D] FE/IVALS1 :]E ALT]NATIVE POLITICS MU/ LIVE UND]GR\ND4 ,SO IT IS ?AT ! BRITY0 9 ONE ( ! Y\? CLUBS 9 ,M9SK4 ,IT WAS BASEM5T ACCOMMODATIONS ) LONG CORRIDORS1 A FEW SMALL ROOMS1 A HUGE B>1 W>DROBE1 HUGE D\BLE HALLS1 & F9ALLY1 TE*NOLOGICAL ACC\T]M5TS4 ,ONE ( ! BIG HALLS HAD A FEW R[S ( S(T1 COMFY C\*ES ?AT S]V$ AS ! />T+ PO9T ( ! CONF]5CE4 ,9 ! SECOND HALL1 ! PHOTO EXHIBIT 0,FEM99ITY0 WAS /ATION$1 & 9 ! EV5+ CONC]TS W]E HELD !RE4 ,! PHOTO EXHIBIT 0,TA9A0 WAS LOCAT$ 9 ! SMALL ROOM TO ! LEFT4 ,HANG+ ON ! WALL ( ! CORRIDOR A LITTLE CLOS] TO ! 5TRANCE W]E SOME IMPRESSIVE PHOTOS ( FEM9I/ /5CILS4 ,= ME1 AS ONE ( ! P>TICIPANTS1 ! FE/IVAL BEGAN E>LY 9 ! MORN+1 ) ! SETT+ UP ( MY PHOTO EXHIBIT UND] ! NAME 0,FEM99ITY0 -- A CONSCI\SLY SC&AL\S PROJECT4 ,! GOAL -- 9 A SUBJECT :I* 9 (FICIAL CULTURE W\LD BE DRIPP+ ) BRUTALITY1 WAS TO GIVE ! UND]/&+1 TO ?OSE :O /ILL DON'T HAVE IT1 ?AT ! PHYSICAL CAN NEV] SURELY REFLECT A P]SON'S ID5TITY4 ,! IDEA = AN EXHIBIT UND] ! NAME 0,FEM99ITY0 >OSE 9 ! SUMM] ( #b#f1 LIKE A QUE/444 ,JU/ :AT IS FEM99ITY8 ,= ME1 AS A SUBJECT TO :OM ?IS QUALITY IS ASSIGN$ REG>DLESS ( MY WI%ES1 DET]M9+ ME 9 V>I\S MOM5TS ( MY LIFE TO BE EI!R FEM99E OR UNFEM99E1 & M>G9ALIZ+ MY EXI/5CE ON EV]Y LEVEL 7PHYSICAL1 ECONOMICAL1 POLITICAL1 EMOTIONAL1 SEXUAL71 SU* AN ORD] >\SES VISIONS & ASPIRATIONS ( F9D+ MYSELF1 NOT ATTA*+ ANY MEAN+ TO HEGEMONIC PATRI>*AL CONCEPTS ( LIV+4 ,I NEV] BELIEV$ & H>DLY EV] AGRE$ ?AT ,I WAS LESS /RONG OR LESS SM>T ?AN A MAN1 BUT ,I CAN SAY ) C]TA9TY ?AT = H] P]SONAL DEVELOPM5T A WOMAN HAS MU* FEW] *OICES1 9ASMU* AS ! /ATE MAKES H] WEAK1 DOOM+ H] TO ! FUNCTION ( DOME/IC S]VANT & *ILDBE>+ UNIT4 ,! \TCOME ?AT FL[S FROM ?IS1 LIKE M5/RUATION1 IS A BLOODY ANSW] TO ! QUE/ION1 0:AT IS FEM99ITY80 ,) MASCUL9ITY AS ) FEM99ITY -- IT'S AN ILLNESS4 ,A SOCIAL1 UNCONSCI\S ILLNESS4 ,& IT HAS ALREADY HURT WOM5 = MANY C5TURIES1 & MAYBE = MORE TO COME4 ,FROM MORE ?AN SIXTY PHOTOGRAPHS ,I TOOK ?IRTY1 9 ?REE WORK+ CATEGORIES -- BODY-IMAGE1 M5/RUAL1 & FECAL4 ,PEOPLE 5T]$ ! HALL TO LOOK >\ND AT :AT ,I HAD PREP>$ = !M444 IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT !Y W]E 9 %OCK4 ,!Y H>DLY SPOKE1 MAYBE !Y C\LDN'T F9D ! WORDS8 ,BUT ,I SUPPOSE IT OP5$ NEW HORIZONS 9 ! M9DS ( ?OSE :O W]E HELD BACK FROM SIMIL> SELF-EXPRESSIONS & QUE/S4 ,! EXHIBIT PRODUC$ SU* REACTIONS AS ,I'D EXPECT$ -- %OCK1 AMAZEM5T1 & ) SOME PHOTOS EV5 DISGU/444 ,BUT ALL ?OSE PEOPLE :O ASK$ ME TO GIVE !M A PICTURE = !IR P]SONAL COLLECTION CAN'T BUT MAKE ONE GLAD4 ,BUT 5\< AB\T ME1 LET'S RETURN TO ! FE/IVAL4 ,= CONV5I5CE1 IT WAS DIVID$ 9TO TWO P>TS -- CONV]SATIONAL & >TI/IC4 ,! DISCUSSIONS BEGAN AT #a#c3 & ! >T %[+S OP5$ AT #a#g3 & LA/$ UNTIL #b#a34 ,?IS YE> ! DISCUSSION SEGM5T TOOK UP SU* QUE/IONS AS3 ! CREATION & DI/RIBUTION ( TACTICAL M$IA2 G5D] M>KET+2 0,A ,DIFF]5T ,FEM99ITY0 7! /YLES ( HOMOSEXUAL Y\?S72 DELIB]ATE P>5?OOD2 G5D] /UDIES 9 >*ITECTURE2 WOM5'S BODIES & PO/COLONIALISM2 ]OTICA 9 ,SOVIET FILM FROM ! #a#i#cS TO '#eS2 REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS 9 MOD]N ,RUSSIA4 ,! >TI/IC SEGM5T ?IS YE> CONSI/$ ( A S]IES ( P]=MANCES1 PHOTO EXHIBITS1 CONC]TS1 & TWO %[S BY ! UND]GR\ND & V]Y CLASSY 0,FREE ,!AT]0 ( ,M9SK4 ,PEOPLE ALSO AWAIT$ ,M>IOLLA ,BRILOVSKAYA1 :O DELI ) COLORFUL C>TOONS & PORNO-K>AOKE1 AS WELL AS ! ,POLI% GR\P 0,MASKOTKI10 BUT = V>I\S REASONS !Y C\LD NOT COME4 ,& N[1 = ! BE/ P>TS1 9 DETAIL4 ,I WI% ! LECTURE ON TACTICAL M$IA W\LD HAVE BE5 A WORK%OP ON ?IS !ME1 BECAUSE ,I ALREADY REALIZE ! NECESSITY ( SU* ?+S -- IT IS ! PRACTICAL KN[L$GE ,I LACK4 ,M>KET+ RESE>* 9TO G5D] IS ALWAYS 9T]E/+1 S9CE UN=TUNATELY WE LIVE 9 AN AGE ( CONSUM]ISM & COLLIDE ) ADV]TIS+ REGUL>LY1 EV5 :5 WE CONSCI\SLY LIMIT \R CONTACT ) IT4 ,& ?AT MEANS IT HAS 9FLU5CE OV] US4 ,!RE=E1 IT IS V]Y IMPORTANT TO P]CEIVE ! HIDD5 MESSAGE ?AT IT C>RIES4 ,>ROGANT SPECIALIZATION SEEMS TO BE ! DI/9CTIVE FEATURE ( SOME RESE>*]S FROM ,UKRA9A1 ON ACC\NT ( !IR EXCESSIVE ACADEMISM4 ,BUT1 IGNOR+ ?IS1 ! LECTURE ON 0,A ,DIFF]5T ,FEM99ITY10 9 ! C\RSE ( :I* !Y %[$ PHOTOGRAPHS ( Y\NG WOM5 FROM ! HOMOSEXUAL SUBCULTURE 9 ! CITY ( ,KIEV1 >\S$ 9T]E/ & A LIVELY DISCUSSION4 ,! MO/ EMOTIONAL DISCUSSION TURN$ \T TO BE ! ONE AB\T DELIB]ATE P>5?OOD1 9 :I*1 ASIDE FROM P>5TS1 A TWO-YE>-OLD *ILD ALSO P>TICIPAT$444 ,ONE ( ! FUNNY ?+S AB\T ,SOVIET IDEOLOGY WAS ! D5IAL ( SEX1 :I* WAS REFLECT$ 9 ! CULTURE & MO/ IMM$IATELY 9 C9EMA4 ,A V]Y FUNNY LECTURE WAS D$ICAT$ TO ?IS SUBJECT1 ILLU/RAT$ BY ,SOVIET FILMS FROM ! '#cS-'#eS1 :I* PUT ALL ?OSE PRES5T 9 A GOOD MOOD ?AT LA/$ TO ! 5D ( ! DAY4 ,! PRES5TATION AB\T ! REPRODUCTIVE SITUATION 9 MOD]N ,RUSSIA BR\RY+ =EIGN]S 7?IS CONC]NS ONLY ,RUSSIAN WOM51 ! M5 >E FREE 9 !IR *OICE ( P>TN]S71 :I* IS ALSO A GOAL ( ! FASCI/S BY ! WAY3 ! PRES]VATION ( ! ,RUSSIAN G5EPOOL2 ! (FICIAL DISCUSSION ON ! POSSIBILITY ( POLYGAMY -- IT'S UND]/OOD ?IS W\LD ONLY APPLY TO M54 ,!MES SIMIL> TO !SE >E OP5LY DISCUSS$ ON ,T,V & UTILIZ$ 9 ADV]TIS+4 ,FASCISM IS NOT JU/ ONE ( ! POSSIBILITIES = ,RUSSIA1 IT'S ALREADY A REALITY TODAY4 ,V>I\S O!R PO/-,SOVIET C\NTRIES >E ALSO TAK+ ?IS PA?4 ,IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM & WE %\LDN'T PASSIVELY ?9K ?AT IT WILL FIX ITSELF4 ,NO?+ WILL HAPP5 IF WE DON'T MAKE IT HAPP54 ,PEOPLE :O /UDY >T >E LIKE A !RMOMET] = ! ILLNESS ( ! WORLD4 ,?ANKS TO !M1 WE CAN PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS1 & ) ?AT1 BEG9 ! TREATM5T4 ,= ?AT REASON1 ! ,FREE ,!AT]'S %[ 0,PSY*OSIS #d3#d#h0 AMAZ$ ME4 ,! PRODUCTION WAS BAS$ >\ND A MONOLOGUE ( A WOMAN ) A SPLIT P]SONALITY4 ,Y\ CAN APPLY ?IS METAPHOR TO TODAY'S WORLD1 TO ! OPPRESS$ POSITION ( WOM51 & NOT BE MI/AK53 ! POLITICS >E DISC]NIBLE4 ,! D\BLE /&>D APPLI$ TO WOM5 P]MEATES EV]Y?+ 9 ! WORLD TODAY4 ,?IS DI*OTOMY HAS REA*$ ITS CRITICAL PO9T4 ,IT IS TIME TO ?R[ D[N !SE 5SLAV+ =CES1 9DIVIDUALLY & GLOBALLY4 ,9 ! LA/ SC5E1 AMID ALL ! SPECTATORS ATTRACT$ TO ?IS %[1 BO? ACTRESSES B>$ !IR BODIES4 ,NO LESS 9T]E/+ TO ME WAS ! SECOND %[ ( ?IS SAME !AT]1 UND] ! NAME 0,TE*NOLOGY ,BREA?+ 9 A ,VACUUM40 ,& :AT EMOTION DID ?AT PLAY BR+8 ,= SOME REASON -- NO/ALGIA1 AL?\< UNLIKE ! FRIEVA1 ) ELEM5TS ( /REET & PUPPET !AT]4 ,A P]=M+ >TI/1 US+ ,SOVIET /YLES ( /REET !AT]1 PORTRAYS ! :OLE WORLD 9 TWO MET]S ( SPACE4 ,A HOSPITAL1 ! FATE ( AN >TI/1 LOVE 9TRIGUES1 A W>M FIREPLACE1 A TRA9 ON ! WAY TO ! CITY1 ,SOVIET *]NUKHA .1 ALCOHOLISM4 ,BUT IT WAS ALL JU/ PUPPETS3 ! H$GEHOG1 CAT1 DOG & F]RET1 !Y W]5'T REAL6 ,NO1 !Y W]5'T REAL1 BUT ,I CRI$ ANYWAY4 ,& ALSO ! PUPPETS W]E HOMEMADE1 ,D,I,Y1 :I* 9 & ( ITSELF IS V]Y VALUABLE4 ,OV] ! C\RSE ( ?REE DAYS1 9 ! >TI/IC SEGM5T AB\T SIX P]=MANCES TOOK PLACE1 & AT ! CONCLUSION ( ! FE/IVAL ! GR\P ,S]EBR5AYA ,SVAD'BA -- ,SILV] ,W$D+ -- APPE>$ 9 COLORFUL CO/UMES4 ,WE DANC$ & SMIL$4 ,& AFT]W>DS ,I PACK$ UP 0,FEM99ITY0 & LEFT4 ,9 ! FUTURE ,I W\LD LIKE ! FE/IVAL TO TAKE ! =M ( A CAMP1 OR IF POSSIBLE1 TO HAPP5 TWICE A YE> -- 9 ! W9T] 9 FE/IVAL =MAT1 )\T *ANGES1 & 9 ! SUMM] 9 ! =M ( A CAMP1 SOME:]E \TSIDE A CITY1 ) WORK%OPS & L>GE DISCUSSIONS ( A G5]AL OR SPECIFIC *>ACT]4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b#a1 #bba 3 ,*APT] #bi -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/