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Historian Rustam Alexander discusses the rising homophobia in Russia, which has translated into increasingly frequent and brutal raids on Russian gay clubs, with clubgoers and employees sometimes charged with criminal offenses.

Club owners told The Insider that while a significant part of their former customer base has left Russia, plenty of their younger patrons still find it hard to believe that the Kremlin is serious about eradicating all public manifestations of gay life.

No gays. No drag-queens: How Russia's club scene has changed since the start of the war in Ukraine Russian police are raiding gay clubs and parties, with venues distancing from LGBT identities and facing pressure to survive amidst government crackdowns.

The Russian government has unleashed a wave of repression against L.G.B.T.Q. people, with the police raiding gay night clubs and investigators targeting people they suspect of being gay.