'GoF' DVD

Additional 'GoF' DVD release dates
Additional "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" DVD release dates have been announced. Some release dates include: March 17 for Singapore/Thailand; March 23 for Egypt and Greece and Russia will have the DVD on March 27.
Source: News Tip
Posted by Geri on Feb 15, 2006 at 12:50 PM

From Russia with intolerance
Witchcraft, black magic, devilry and paganism - many churches have accused the "Harry Potter" novels of popularizing all of the above, and now the Church of Ksenia of St. Petersburg in the Russian city of Irkutsk is jumping on the bandwagon.
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Source: Pravda via Moreover
Posted by grae on Aug 26, 2003 at 11:45 AM

'Philosopher's Stone' to air in Russia
Three national television networks in Russia have cut a deal with Warner Bros to show several of their recent blockbusters, including, as you might have guessed, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.' Employees of the three networks estimate that[...]
Source: The Moscow Times via iharrypotter.net
Posted by grae on Jul 31, 2003 at 11:04 AM

Publishers to appeal ban on
This week, the Dutch and Russian publishers of the Tanya Grotter books by Dmitri Yemets will appeal an Amsterdam court's decision to stop publication of the books. Alexei Shekhov, spokesman for Russia s Eksmo Publishers, told this to Interfax on[...]
Source: Godric's Hollow
Posted on Apr 9, 2003 at 3:41 PM

Lawsuit against 'Tanya Grotter' begins
From Ananova: A legal battle has started in an Amsterdam court in a case filed by JK Rowling against a Russian writer alleged to have stolen her ideas. During three hours of dry legal argument, Russian author Dmitry Yemets was accused of "blatantly[...]
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Source: iharrypotter.net
Posted on Mar 25, 2003 at 3:20 PM

"Harry Potter" to run for governor in Russia?
A Russian politician has changed his name. "Harry Ivanovich Potter" claims that he will run for governor in the Ural mountain Sverdlovsk region, according to this report from BBC News. Another version of the story can be found at ABC News.[...]
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Source: The Leaky Cauldron
Posted on Mar 3, 2003 at 5:20 PM

To Harry Potter: From Russia, with love
A new PermaNews has been created on HPANA to keep track of the endlessly weird Harry Potter stories that come from Russia Tanya Grotter, Satanism, Dobby and Putin, they're all here. Come say hello!
Source: HPANA
Posted on Mar 3, 2003 at 12:27 AM

Harry Potter of Our Own
Harry Zakharovich Potter wants to publish his Magician's Handbook, but authorities in Russia say nyet. "Yes, I am a real Harry Potter," said Potter. "I am very happy that I finally can be myself. When I changed my name, falseness and lies[...]
Source: Pravda via Moreover
Posted on Feb 8, 2003 at 10:31 AM

A new Russian Harry Potter parody
From Interfax: Russia has seen another parody on the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling, titled Porry Hatter and the Stone Philosopher. The parody was written by Andrei Zhvanlevsky and Igor Mytko, Belarussian authors of shows broadcast on Russian[...]
Source: MuggleNet
Posted on Feb 4, 2003 at 9:31 PM

Porry Hatter and the Stone Philosopher
Interfax is reporting that another "Harry Potter" imitation has been published in Russia but this time it is being viewed as a direct parody, and not plagiarism. The book, entitled "Porry Hatter and the Stone Philosopher", was[...]
Source: Muggle Pride Zone
Posted on Feb 4, 2003 at 2:19 PM