A Primer on YouTubing It With Ksenia Sobchak The virtual world is where the opposition lives. That's what the editor of Moskovsky Komsomolets, one of Russia's most popular newspapers, told Andrew Meier for Meier's profile of Ksenia Sobchak in last weekend's magazine. If you would see what Sobchak's living accommodations look like, then, you need to visit YouTube. To that end, Meier has provided the following short video primer. Two caveats. First, the videos are in Russian. But I think you can still get a sense of the woman who has been called "the Paris Hilton of Russia," who is now using her fame to rail against Russian politics. Second, when it comes to virtual reality, this sobering moment from Meier's article is worth keeping in mind, when he quotes the aforementioned newspaper editor going on to say: ""Ksenia and her revolutionary friends forget one thing: Putin lives in this world,"" he said, his forefinger tapping the table and his shoes the floor - ""and he is not one to quit."" The Faux Campaign Ad In the style of real ones made by Russian actors and other cultural figures on behalf of Putin before the presidential election earlier this year. Putin is not mentioned by name, but Sobchak says with regard to a candidate, ." . . because the economy, after all, has gotten stronger in our country, life has gotten better, and this person's always responded to every request, and I think he'd help us all." The Satirical Rap With Leonid Parfyonov, a leading Russian journalist and TV anchor, known for his independent streak, and the Russian musician Vasily Goncharov (a k a "Vasya Oblomov"). Dedicated to the outgoing president, Dmitri Medvedev, in his final days in the Kremlin. Says, in essence: Dima, you let us down, we expected so much, you could have done something but you ended up sitting there for for years in silence, making no decisions, etc. Had its premiere on "Sobchak Live," her show on TV-Rain. The version below has "English" subtitles. And here's a link purporting to have the complete text in Russian. Visit to Moscow Polling Station No. On the lookout for voter fraud during the presidential election, with lawyers, videographers and microbloggers in tow. When the poll worker claims to be only doing her job, Sobchak tells her she could have stayed at home: "You could have just said you didn't feel well." Famous and Animated From an animated satire show on the main state TV channel, featuring Naomi Campbell (whose boyfriend is the Russian oligarch Vladislav Doronin), the ballerina Anastasia Volochkova and Sobchak.