Russia is not a homogenous country; it's a very fragmented country.
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Russia is very big and very varied. People are different in different regions.
The problem with Russia is not that it has laws restricting promotion of the gay lifestyle. The problem with Russia is that it has no laws that effectively constrain the strong or protect the weak.
In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it is part of their fabric, and so the relation between Russian citizens and their state is complicated.
I would like to draw your attention to the fact that in Russia, unlike in one third of the world's countries, being gay is not a crime.
My personal opinion about the world is that it's homogenized.
Long term I do believe internationally there is a huge misunderstanding of Russia.
The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.
Russia is not a friendly character on the world stage.
Russia is an Eastern Orthodox country.
There is an enormous difference between Russia and Western Europe.
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