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Saturday, August 12, 2006

PUTIN...

'Russia: Portraits of Putin'
by Veronica Khokhlova

Samson Sholademi - LJ user sholademi, journalist of a Russian tabloid Express Gazeta - displays a unique drawing collection on his blog: portraits of Russia's president Vladimir Putin, made by children (mainly).

There is Putin "relaxing at home, reading a book to his doggie Kony" (by Vika Lvova, 9), and there is Putin with Kony on a desert island (by Boris G., 11), and there is Putin "always brushing his teeth in the morning, and there's a toilet made of gold in his bathroom" (by Nastya Karpova, 9).

There is Putin driving around with George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice (by Dasha N., 12), and there is Putin next to the Kremlin Wall, with the Russian flag up and the U.S. flag down: "Russia - forever, America - pfooooo!" (by D. Petrenko, 11), and there is Putin's fist directed at a head with Hitler's mustache and a U.S. flag above it, with the words: "George is a very bad cowboy! V. V. Putin will protect us!" (by Roman Belov, 6-grader).

There is a Boris-Berezovsky-look-alike Putin, standing next to a boxing ring, wearing a suit instead of a kimono: the author - Alisa Lukshina, 7, daughter of LJ user agatangel, Kyiv, Ukraine - isn't sure what "kimono" is.

There is a fish with Putin's initials - VVP - sitting on a gas pipe (by an anonymous young man).

There is Putin with a Russian tricolor halo around his head (by LJ user zhivaya_voda).

There is much more.



For Sholademi, it began as a Russia Day assignment in early June (RUS):

I was given an interesting assignment at work today: to ask ordinary kindergarten and school kids (grades 1-6) to draw our president - Vladimir Vladimirovich. The way they imagine him when they hear the word "Putin."

I've already found a group of school and kindergarten kids for this "experiment." But to be honest, I don't want to limit myself to these two age groups only: from 3 to 6 and from 7 to 12 years old. And geographically, to Moscow alone.

It'd be interesting to see how Putin would be drawn by older people and those from other cities or even other countries.

That's why I want you, my friends and readers of my LJ, to take part in this competition of amateur drawings called "Kids Drawing Putin."

[...]

The following themes are welcome in your work:

1. Putin with his black labrador Kony.

2. Putin on a fighter jet.

3. Putin on a submarine.

4. Putin greets the launching of the rocket complex "Bulava."

5. Putin with the Patriarch Alexiy II.

6. Putin with wife and children.

7. Putin with Bush or any other foreign leader.

8. Putin as an intelligence officer.

9. Putin wearing a kimono robe.

10. Putin skiing.

11. Putin with Yeltsin.

12. Putin as a retired man.

Below is the translation (RUS) of what Sholademi wrote for his newspaper after the drawing session:

[...]

Some schoolkids, especially first- and second-graders - had a very vague idea of how Vladimir Vladimirovich looked in real life.

- How should we draw him, with the hair or hairless? - asked 9-year-old Misha.

Opinions differed. Some children thought that Putin does have something growing on his head: on the sides, at least. Others thought that the Russian president is bold.

A teacher wanted to clarify at some point, but I caught her just in time with a cautioning gesture. Let each child draw Putin's portrait independently, the way he imagines him, not relying on the adults' advice.

This is why girls drew VVP with hair - and sometimes even with a bit too much of it, while boys made Putin look older by leaving a few thin curles on his head.

Another issue of contention was the color of the president's eyes: blue or brown? The girls made his eyes the color of the sky; the boys worked hard on painting them black or brown.

[...]

The newspaper's competition of kids' drawings closes on October 7, Putin's birthday, with an exhibition at the State Duma. Winners will receive prizes; their work will be sent to Putin as birthday gifts.

Not surprisingly, prizes will be Putin-themed (RUS):

First place: A black labrador puppy - same as Putin's favorite dog Kony. To the winner's parents - a keg of German beer.

Second place: A Japanese kimono robe with black belt. To parents - also, a keg of German beer.

Third place: A German language audio course for beginners. And a keg of German beer for the parents.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2006/08/11/russia-portraits-of-putin/

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Lawyers and Pro Bono
Back when I was in law school, I always envisioned pro bono work as representing a client who couldn't afford a lawyer. Like the penniless elderly woman living in an uninhabitable apartment building facing eviction by an evil slumlord. The minimum-wage mom with three kids trying to get a divorce from an abusive spouse. A defendant accused of a capital crime who might be able to show he was wrongly accused if he could afford a lawyer and a decent team of experts rather than the lawyer assigned by the court to take the case for a capped fee of $3,000. Or the homeless men I used to represent here in D.C. when I started my legal career, who were trying to recover unemployment benefits or clean up their credit that was tarnished when they signed up for loans from a sham vocational program. 

So much for my innocent visions of pro bono; apparently, it's gone and grown up while I wasn't looking. As Linda Singer writes in this article,  Why Lawyers Should Take on Pro Bono, pro bono projects now encompass providing free work for banks to help them deal with Patriot Act concerns or evaluating the success of the No Child Left Behind Act or the effectiveness of state and local government efforts to help Hurricane Katrina victims back to self-sufficiency.

I know that all of these efforts help the public. Yet, should this all count as pro bono? Do lawyers really need incentive to work on projects where they interact with banks and government officials and, in the process, build their contacts and resumes? And while these programs are undoubtedly important, pro bono efforts devoted on these matters diverts attention from representing individuals whose matters don't make headlines, but who really do not have any other options.

What's your opinion? Should we encourage large firms to participate in large, "impact case" matters pro bono? And if we do, how do we address the problem of the individuals who need pro bono help?

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on August 11, 2006 at 02:16 PM | Permalink

Exposure of Recent Terrorism Plot: What Does It Prove About the Bush Administration's Policies?
nwide wiretaps or datamining bank records. It was uncovered by classic law enforcement techniques.

It's still too early to determine what actions contributed to the exposure of the liquid explosives plot. But expect the blogosphere to continue to debate these issues as the story unfolds.

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on August 11, 2006 at 02:13 PM | Permalink

Freebies for Summer: Reading and Taking It With You
A couple of Law.com's affiliate bloggers offered some summer freebies today: Bruce Macewen tips us off to a neat, free online book by Patrick McKenna, The First Hundred Days: Transitioning A New Managing Partner. And  Future Lawyer Rick Georges posts about Tom Mighell's recent article, Links for the Road Warrior, which tells lawyers, just in time for summer vacation, how they can keep in close touch w ith the home office even while they're on the road. 

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on August 11, 2006 at 02:06 PM | Permalink

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