Times for the gay community in Russia have gone from bad to worse. Times became more tumultuous and brutal for 7 LGBT friends living together when President Vladimir Putin signed a new measure into law that outlaws being gay in public or more specifically; Outlaws homosexual propaganda among minors. Scenes From Russia is a dramatic miniseries that premiered on Monday, September 2, 2013. The once a week miniseries tells the story of 7 fictional LGBT characters who all reside in the small fictitious town of Rot, located in Russia.