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2009-10-06 16:01:00
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Photo Feature of the Week: Unfortunate Profile Pictures

This week's belated photo feature is of no aesthetic or technical value. If that's what you're looking for this week, then proceed elsewhere. We suggest this most incredible photo essay on the post-Chernobyl town of Slavoutich by Guillaume Herbaut.

For the rest of us internet-trash-scouring philistines, we present a harshly filtered selection of photos from the totally NSFW and tasteless ru-community shkola_urodov, dedicated to inappropriately toned discussions of various unfortunate persons' social networking profile pictures. Though making an ass out of yourself on the internet is not culturally exclusive, let's gander at the Slavic strain of the phenomena, distinguished by a joyous lack of judgement, heavy abuse of photoshop, and an abundance of wall carpets.






Irina, 25 (according to her profile) is umbrella-ready, lest the beach furs get rained on.


Lena has perfected the Barbie doll stare.


Marina from Odessa is still working on it.


Ivan is very cool.


Photoshop - the virtual compensator.


Straight-edge through nuclear war - these guys are determined.


Yura from Belarus makes an error in judgement. Then makes it official on Russian Facebook.


Varvara from Moscow abuses her authority, eyes.


Searching for a soul mate.


Soul mate found?

Olga, the more subtle of the love-seekers/accidental performance artist.


The not-very-subtle love-seeker.


Emo teens make fun of closely situated toilets.


Sergey - romantic, passionate, loyal.


Sergey is also available in cat-hatted.


VLADIMIR knows the power of branding.


Anton the lonely Russian steampunk.


Svetlana the mystical mermaid.



AND THE WINNER IS:

Nikolay the Awesome.

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[info]the_efaf

October 6 2009, 22:05:18 UTC 2 years ago

I do have to agree, Nikolay is pretty darn awesome there.

[info]naika7

October 6 2009, 23:11:38 UTC 2 years ago

Agreed! Plus that police woman is rather desperate.

[info]mfortki

October 7 2009, 15:29:32 UTC 2 years ago

He wins the internet.

[info]nastally

October 6 2009, 22:33:16 UTC 2 years ago

Lol, I think the last one is actually pretty creative and cool!

[info]zendeni

October 7 2009, 00:04:01 UTC 2 years ago

What is with the whole rug on the wall thing? Just curious.

[info]fiquet

October 7 2009, 05:34:28 UTC 2 years ago

It's a traditional feature in many Russian homes to have rugs hung up on the walls. This is very much an eastern influence; rugs also adorn the walls of many houses in countries such as Turkmenistan, Tajikistan etc. They are functional as well as decorative; the thick weaving acts as insulation and keeps the walls warm, particularly in winter when cold drafts (apols. for spelling)are all-permeating.

[info]valya22

October 7 2009, 04:30:17 UTC 2 years ago

OMG! The Barbie-doll-stare is creepy! D:

[info]the_corico

October 7 2009, 19:07:58 UTC 2 years ago

No one beats Nikolay. But Anton's pretty awesome too.

[info]apixelpusher

October 9 2009, 03:39:56 UTC 2 years ago

I want to hire Nikolay or anyone else who does the work of three men.

[info]aquazoo

October 9 2009, 19:14:13 UTC 2 years ago

I like the girl in the tub. Can't beat the combination of rose petals and rhinestones!

[info]sobaga

June 7 2010, 18:50:53 UTC 1 year ago

Ну вы и дятлы комнатные!))))

[info]able_to_know

October 8 2010, 22:02:34 UTC 1 year ago

nothing unexpected

[info]roverman112

July 23 2011, 11:05:37 UTC 10 months ago

Map

[info]kopulevich

May 5 2012, 13:35:52 UTC 3 weeks ago

Nicolai is the best of them all. When is he available to repair my roof?
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