http://chtodelat.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/seva-ostapov-convicted-for-the-crime-of-being-beaten-by-the-police/

Two other Anthony Davies texts on Metamute are essential if this debate on the ICA is to be understood in a wider context. As well as his original Culture Clubs (2000) written with Simon Ford the two texts are:

1. Basic Instinct: Trauma and Retrenchment 2000-4 (2005)
http://www.metamute.org/en/Basic-Instinct-Trauma-and-Retrenchment-2000-4

Basic instinct alludes to the reassertion of capitals core values within the art scene.

It starts with a reference to the previous director at the ICA:

Videos:
http://chtodelat.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/january-19-anti-fascist-demo-in-moscow-video/

Eyewitness Accounts:
http://chtodelat.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/january-19-anti-fascist-demo-in-moscow-eyewitness/

Solidarity Street Art Action in Saint Petersburg:
http://chtodelat.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/the-museum-of-political-history-of-which-no-one-speaks-in-memory-of-stas-and-nastya/

Andrei Loshak: Why I'll Be Marching on January 19th
http://chtodelat.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/andrei-loshak-why-ill-be-marching-on-january-19th/

http://chtodelat.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/january-19-committee-neo-nazi-terrorism-in-russia-today/

The January 19 Committee calls on everyone who cares to distribute this text as widely as possible.

Something which seemed unthinkable only a few weeks ago has just happened. 'Killing In The Name', a 1992 song about police brutality and racism has beaten the X Factor and Simon Cowell to the Christmas number one. The final festive chart topper of the decade is by fiercely radical rap metal group Rage Against The Machine. It's a story that has captured the public imagination, and captivated the corporate mass media.