Seriously Russia, WTF?

The internet has long known that Russia is... different.

So much so that they awarded it the honour of it's own meme in the form of the "Meanwhile in Russia" image macro.

The past few weeks certainly haven't done much to improve the country's reputation in the eyes of the rest of the world.

The world does have a thing for bad boys...

From banning Gay Pride parades in Moscow for 100 years, to suing Madonna for speaking out about gay rights at a recent performance in violation of St. Petersburg's propoganda law because:

"After Madonna's concert maybe some boy becomes gay, some girl becomes lesbian, fewer children are born as a result and this big country cannot defend its borders - for me it causes moral suffering."

there is clearly a very different attitude toward gay rights in Russia than in many of it's European counterparts, but don't think Russia is focused solely on the oppression of homosexuals.

In traditional fashion, those like punk band/social activists Pussy Riot who speak out against the state, find themselves shipped off to prison colonies. Whilst people daring to protest the severity of such sentences, find themselves beaten and arrested, like Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov.

In the midst of the worldwide media attention, Pussy Riot have taken this opportunity to release their latest song Putin Lights Up The Fires, which the Guardian have put together an exclusive video for:
                 
                   

So I ask again...

Seriously Russia, WTF?