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As Russia ramps up 'traditional values' rhetoric − especially against LGBTQ+ groups − it's won Putin far-right fans abroad

  • Written by Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Assistant Professor of Religion and Anthropology, Northeastern University
imageRussian riot police detain gay rights activists during World Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in St. Petersburg in 2019.Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images

With LGBTQ+ rights continuing to expand across much of the world, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has doubled down on restricting them – and a new ruling has made the future even more...

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