Cultural and Geopolitical Conflicts between the West and Russia: Western NGOs and LGBT Activism
Journal: Connexe les espaces postcommunistes en question(s)
Year: 2022

Gender norms and sexuality have become a part of cultural and geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West. In the early 1990s, Russia was ready to embrace Western liberal values welcoming foreign and international nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) to work in the country. In the last two decades, the Kremlin has started to perceive the promotion of Western liberal ideals across the globe as a sign of imperialism. Putin’s Russia presents itself as an advocate of “traditional values” and a