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MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian regional government has
told its women employees to stop wearing short skirts
and tone down their make-up because they were arousing
their male colleagues' "animal instincts."

The ruling by Oleg Shlyk, deputy governor of
Kaliningrad on Russia's Baltic coast, has stirred
indignation among many in the enclave -- including its
menfolk.

"Of course, a woman must attract a man's attention,
but not so much as to overstep norms and arouse not
business-like but only animal instincts," Shlyk told
the NTV television network.

An NTV commentator said Shlyk's ruling meant that
women in Kaliningrad administration headquarters would
have to forsake short skirts in favor of
business-suits, shun outlandish jewelry and wear only
modest make-up.

Yuri Matochkin, a deputy in the regional parliament,
indignantly said the ruling brought shame on Shlyk
himself.

"If this distracts him, then he has chosen the wrong
job and if he cannot control himself to direct his
energy correctly he ought to change his job,"
Matochkin said.

Vladimir Nikitin, a senior parliament official,
agreed.

"Deputies of our duma (parliament) and members of
staff have not given any reason to doubt their high
moral level and reliability, as far as their dress
code goes at least," Nikitin said.

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