Communist search engine Engels blocks nudity and profanity

The first search website of its kind is named after the German communist theorist Friedrich Engels. The ‘wise and rugged Engels’ will become an alternative to Google, Yahoo, and of course Russia’s most popular search engine, Yandex, which are ‘infested with consumerism, the sex industry and mindless mass culture’, the would-be creators say.

In addition to topless photos and commercials Engels search will block information about people like the outgoing US President George W. Bush, the prominent leader of anti-Bolshevik forces during the Russian civil war, Aleksandr Kolchak (who also is the character of a recent Russian blockbuster ‘Admiral’) or the late President Boris Yeltsin. St. Petersburg communists believe people would rather read about Vladimir Lenin or Hugo Chavez and say their approach will win popularity for the new website.

Despite this dubious approach to searching for information, the organisation hopes Engels will eventually beat its main rival Yandex, which the new engine creators believe is involved in a conspiracy against the international communist movement.