Russian spaceport workers aren't getting paid, so they painted demands visible from above

The construction workers building Russia's new spaceport claim they have't been paid in four months. So to get President Vladimir Putin's attention, they painted their demands in letters big enough to be seen from above.

Scribbled in white paint on the roofs of construction huts, the messages read: "Dear Putin," "save the workers," "four months without pay" and "we want to work."

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Image: Amur Info

Image: Amur Info

The letters wouldn't be visible to the naked eye from the International Space Station, which the spaceport will eventually serve. But they are big enough to have gotten Putin's attention. Read more...

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