Happened this summer in Rostov-on-Don.
Local Militia got a call about a mass street-fight at an empty field near local automobile market. They used OMON riot police to stop the fight, and arrested about 100 people from Rostov, Volgograd, Stavropol and other Southern cities.
It turned out to ge an amateur rugby game between Southern teams...
Imagine riot police, with helmets, blackjacks, shields and tear gas trying to stop a rugby game and arresting players!...
Unfortunately, it's a real true story, not a joke.
Second most stupid thing:
A Patriarch of Russian Orthodox Church sanctified an
exact copy of a sword that belonged to st. Ilya of Murom, to present it to Supreme Commander in Chief Vladimir Putin.
JFYI: Ilya of Murom is a legendary Bogatyr, who served to Prince Vladimir, saving Kiev Russia from nomads and dragons. His sword, "Mech-kladenets", was a magic sword that could chop dragon's heads.
Ilya Muromets is the one in the middle. Imagine Putin in his place!
I wonder when local church leaders will present Blair with an exact copy of Excalibur, and Chirac with a copy of Durandal.