Complex sentence: Since the fall of the Soviet Union, it has become increasingly under the influence of the Orthodox Christian church, also, it has been marred by human rights violations against the freedom of association for homosexuals to have Gay Pride demonstrations.
Split into simpler sentences: Since the fall of the Soviet Union, it has become increasingly under the influence of the Orthodox Christian church. It has also been marred by human rights violations against the freedom of association for homosexuals to have Gay Pride demonstrations.