Author: Ksenia Ratushnaya The recent blocking of the MDK public page and the wave of media publications surrounding this news made me think about other successful examples of promotion thanks to the ban: Pussy Riot, castrati singers, cartoons about power and, of course, Barbra Streisand . On June 27, VKontakte technical support banned almost three million members of the MDK public page. Within a couple of hours, this story was discussed by RIA Novosti, Forbes and Dozhd.