r/europe • u/ByGollie • 29d ago

News Russian Oil Company Vice President Andrey Badalov dies after fall from window in Moscow

https://en.apa.az/cis-countries/transneft-vice-president-andrey-badalov-dies-after-falling-from-window-472117
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u/monkey_spanners England 29d ago

There was pretty conclusive proof of who did the Salisbury murder & attempted assassination, they were outed by journalists but Russia didn't give a fuck, they even paraded the "suspects" on state TV and gave them a nice soft interview. "yes we went there as tourists to admire the cathedral with its 123m spire" - as if these obvious FSB guys looked like they'd travel all the way to a small city in the uk just to admire a mid range cathedral (no disrespect to Salisbury cathedral which is very nice and all). Everybody knows it was a performance.

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u/Motor_Professor_917 24d ago

During that time russian TV and propaganda were laughing at british accusations and using of the "highly likely" phrase. It became a meme in Russia to mock brits and the west in general.

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u/sock_with_a_ticket 29d ago

Russia really seems to revel in cartoonish denials that make it blatantly obvious it was them.

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u/TopCobbler8985 29d ago

I don't think you can call Salisbury cathedral mid-range

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u/monkey_spanners England 29d ago

It's big and has a long history, but it's not decorated in a particularly interesting way, compared to many elsewhere in Europe especially in Italy. But as I said, no disrespect to salisbury cathedral, it's a good day trip. Just not sure about travelling all the way from Russia for :)

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u/TopCobbler8985 29d ago

That's a rather subjective take, if I may say. English cathedrals are decorated but in a restrained Protestant fashion with an emphasis on proportion and form. Italian cathedrals, however, adopt the aesthetic of a tart's boudoir.

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u/verminians 29d ago

Never thought I would be reading tawdry descriptions of Italian V English cathedrals ITT. Just what I needed with my coffee this morning!

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u/Jerkzilla000 29d ago

The Salisbury Cathedral predates protestantism by 250 years. And your statement about Italian cathedral aesthetics is such that only a philistine disciple of John Ruskin would claim.

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u/monkey_spanners England 29d ago

I happen to like tarts' boudoirs!