What It Looks Like When A Russian Gay Rights Activist Tries To Protest On A Military Holiday

Today a lone LGBT activist, later identified as Kirill Kalugin, walked into St. Petersburg's Palace Square in an attempt to protest Russia's controversial "gay propaganda" laws. Unfortunately for him, it was also Russian Airborne Troops Day, a day where Russia's paratroopers take to the street to celebrate their history. It frequently involves a lot of alcohol. The paratroopers weren't too happy at Kalugin's protest, and things got ugly quickly -- Fontanka.ru reports that police officers had to ...