[doombolt]

The difference is that you don't just know that it has actually happened, but also you are footing the bill for it.

As a Russian I find chinese ultra-unrealism pretty wimpy. We've got cooler, more fierce stuff.

[kough]

Are there forums / collections of Russian ultra-unrealism? Ideally with English transaltions -- would love to read some but I don't understand Russian.

[doombolt]

You could probably start from The Moscow Times, though they are rather softcore.

https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/krasnodar-judge-throws-2...

Then nobody was sure that this judge had ever study law. She said she went to some college in Georgia (the country) which said she's not on their records.

[erikb]

Is Roadside Picnic from Russia?

[doombolt]

It's from the Soviet Union, but basically yes.