Russia furious about 'gay bar' on 'Putin's plot' in Finland

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Russia furious about 'gay bar' on 'Putin's plot' in Finland

HELSINKI, Finland - Police in Finland have received a complaint after two pranksters erected a makeshift gay bar based on the Blue Oyster from the Police Academy films to protest against Russia’s anti-gay laws.

The bar, a wooden structure hung with fairy lights and decorated with blue lettering, was built last weekend on a plot of land belonging to the Russian presidency on the remote Åland archipelago, a Swedish-speaking region of Finland.

Pictures posted by the pranksters show people outside the bar, some clad in leather and wearing yellow builders’ helmets, with one couple kissing.

“This is pure hooliganism,” the Russian consul to Åland, Mikhail Zubov, told the Finnish news agency STT.

The bar, outside the village of Saltvik, was erected by the Swedish comedy hip-hop duo Far & Son, who told local media they were protesting against Russia’s crackdown on gay rights, including a law forbidding the “promotion” of homosexuality.

“We expected a bit more of a vigorous response from the Russians and that they would immediately send the Scud missiles into the gay bar, but it seems they can’t keep up with Far & Son,” the comedians told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. “They are simply cowards.”

Approximately 28,000 people live on the Åland islands, a popular summer resort for Finns and Swedes. The archipelago of 6,000 islands between Finland and Sweden is an autonomous region of Finland with its own parliament and has been demilitarized since 1921 because of its strategic location in the Baltic.

Before that it was part of the Russian empire as a region of the semi-autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland, and there is still some residual local unease about Russia. Zubov, who was appointed consul to the islands in July, told the local press in August that Moscow had not trained troops to mount an invasion.

Full story: http://www.eturbonews.com/63907/russia-furious-about-gay-bar-putins-plot-finland

-- eTN 2015-09-18

[vogie]

If one couple kissing is classed as hooliganism, what is downing a passenger airline, I shudder to think.

[Guest]

Before that it was part of the Russian empire as a region of the semi-autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland, and there is still some residual local unease about Russia. Zubov, who was appointed consul to the islands in July, told the local press in August that Moscow had not trained troops to mount an invasion.

Nah. Finland does not have problem with Russia. Finland has a problem with Russia's unstable and greedy KGB leader president Putin.

[koo]

Before that it was part of the Russian empire as a region of the semi-autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland, and there is still some residual local unease about Russia. Zubov, who was appointed consul to the islands in July, told the local press in August that Moscow had not trained troops to mount an invasion.

Nah. Finland does not have problem with Russia. Finland has a problem with Russia's unstable and greedy KGB leader president Putin.

True, but bit of an understatement to claim that

Before that it was part of the Russian empire as a region of the semi-autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland, and there is still some residual local unease about Russia.

Like from 1939 to 1945? Maybe the russians like to think so, but we Finns called that local unease by a very different name - WW2.

[spidermike007]

This is lovely. Wish more of this would happen. Putin is very ripe for criticism, satire, and this sort of gag. He is a fool, an intolerant man, a fabulously corrupt leader, a power monger, a megalomaniac, and a hooligan. These comedians were just making fun on him. To call them hooligans, without taking some blame for the hooliganism of their leader is very unconvincing.

Also, speaking of unconvincing, I am absolutely positive that Putin is paying for those famous surveys of his popularity, and then having his PR people broadcast the results. The media worldwide, seems to eat up that kind of stuff. King Vlad has an 88% approval rating! Yeah right. I don't buy it for a nanosecond. And I own the Brooklyn Bridge.

Edited September 18, 2015 by spidermike007

[Jingthing]

Putin is a horror show in every way. Yes I know the Russians love him.

[sawadee1947]

Before that it was part of the Russian empire as a region of the semi-autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland, and there is still some residual local unease about Russia. Zubov, who was appointed consul to the islands in July, told the local press in August that Moscow had not trained troops to mount an invasion.

Nah. Finland does not have problem with Russia. Finland has a problem with Russia's unstable and greedy KGB leader president Putin.

True, but bit of an understatement to claim that

Before that it was part of the Russian empire as a region of the semi-autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland, and there is still some residual local unease about Russia.

Like from 1939 to 1945? Maybe the russians like to think so, but we Finns called that local unease by a very different name - WW2.

it might be to him a pain in his a..., but gon on with it Finland.....Congrats

[bartender100]

I really think Putin is in the closet

[ozyjon]

Is Putin still in a closet, trying to get out?

[Gillyflower]

It was my laugh for the day.

[JHolmesJr]

LOL reminds me of…...

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