In the "new" Russia these days if you dance and sing in a church you may find yourself with two years in jail for your troubles; of course I'm sure it depends what you sing about, grovelling to non-existent men in the sky or real men in the Kremlin would be just fine, but any kind of criticism of the establishment, religious or political would appear verboten - sounds a lot like the "old" Russia to me. After the furore over the St. Paul's protest camp I bet there are plenty of Churches here in England that would love roving punk bands to visit and perform protest songs, in fact they'd probably be thrilled to have anyone visit, whether they moaned about David Cameron or not..
Another place struck off my must-visit list..
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