5 ways life in Russia is weird

[DetlefK]

http://www.cracked.com/article_24576_5-insane-ways-russia-in-its-own-alternate-universe.html

5. Their biker-outlaws hold government-funded patriotic stage-shows.

4. There are academies that teach women how to become a "gold-digger".
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/11/russia-s-gold-digger-academy.html

3. Every single car has dash-cams. For the insurance. Because russian traffic is just crazy.

2. There is a sub-culture called "roofers", who take extremely dangerous selfies at the peaks of high buildings.

1. Russia's pro-Putin and anti-Putin movements are controlled by the same man.

In part, he oversees Russia's TV stations, where he is the self-proclaimed "author of the new Russian system." Dictating who should be attacked, who should be defended, the precise language that should be used to do so... He's also funded and/or created numerous NGOs and organizations, from pro-Western to highly conservative, all with the aim of co-opting resistance to the regime and seeding widespread confusion.

[delisen]

1. On # 1 Putin has total control of Russia's national political debate

Is this what we are seeing with Russia today?