Putin and Medvedev as Na'Vi

by Paul E. Richardson

Avatar has become the largest grossing movie in Russian history. But, more interestingly, a spin-off photo morfing site (which seemed to be connected to McDonald's Finland) allowed visitors to turn pictures of famous people into the blue Na'Vi. A Russian newspaper tried it with Medvedev and Putin. Here are the tinted results. First Putin:

Then Medvedev:

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On This Day

Notable events on this day in Russian history

1944: Meskhetians deported from their homeland. 100,000 are expelled, with some 10% estimated to have died en route.

1955: Leningrad metro opens

1988: Despite foul weather, Buran launched perfectly backed by 12 years of research; it will never fly again.