Russian V cover

[Max Nemtsov]

this is how it will look like: 
http://spintongues.wordpress.com/2014/06/13/pearls-after/
sorry for the poor quality but you've got the idea

the gray stamp in the lower left corner is the censorship stamp that is 
demanded by the new russian anti-bad-words law: apart from the age 
marker (to be read only after you're 18 years of age; i don't have a 
problem with that for i can't imagine anyone reading TRP _before_ this 
age anyway), it should (by law) now contain the inscription "Contains 
Unprintable Abuse" (something like this, for the russian state duma, as 
everyone knows by now, is comprised of clinical idiots who can't 
distinguish between obscene words, explicit lyrics, foul language and, 
well, abuse). to the credit of the publisher, they designed the stamp in 
such manner that it reads rather Yoda-like: Abuse Contains (upside down) 
Unprintable

and yes, it must be sold sealed in cellophane

from your beleaguered translator
Mx
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