Russian protesters expressed their disapproval for Barack Obama by projecting a particularly crude image on Moscow's former United States Embassy (the building is now known as the embassy's Consular Section).

What exactly was this image and why did it garner so much attention?

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When Obama received many warm wishes on his 53^rd birthday this past Monday, he also received a birthday acknowledgment from this new Moscow image.

A vibrant green laser displayed Obama donning a birthday hat and having a banana repeatedly enter and exit his mouth. Following the display was a simple set of words written in English: "Obama" and "happy birthday". 

However, the projection was not the only set of rude birthday messages directed at the President. These impolite creations have been growing in popularity throughout all of Russia, though not many residents have incorporated laser projections to express their dislike.

The laser projection actually originates from a brazen image that had been tweeted by the politician and retired gold medal figure skater, Irina Rodina. The tweet had surfaced in February during the Sochi Winter Olympics. Rodina had been one of the Russian participants who had helped light the Olympic flame. Just as in the laser projection, the image featured Obama with a banana.

In addition to the politician's tweet, other offensive banners have circulated throughout Russia. Among the most popular included yet another racist birthday message for the President. Given the title "The Three Wise Monkeys", the banner included three separate pictures of Obama with each image accompanied by a slogan: see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Which Russian protester artist was responsible for the brash laser projection?

It was not long after the projection was put on display that the Moscow Student Initiative wrote about their creative endeavor on the popular Russian social network, VK.

TagsBarack Obama, Russia, Moscow, Sochi Winter Olympics, Irina Rodina, Moscow Student Initiative