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“Orthodox activist” Dmitry Enteo (real name Dmitry Tsorionov) staged a solo protest against LGBTQ+ people, scattering leaflets and chanting homophobic slogans (“Crush a gay like George crushed the dragon” and “Moscow is not Sodom”). Enteo became known as an ultraconservative activist associated with the “God’s Will” movement. His appearances were often marked by provocations at exhibitions, concerts, and protest rallies. This video reflects the atmosphere of growing homophobia in Russia following the adoption in 2013 of the law banning the “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors.”

Alexei Navalny’s speech at the political demostration on the 6th May, 2013, where he is supported by nationalist movement leader Alexander Potkin in the nationalist column.

A police colonel at a political demostration on the 6th May asks participants whether he acted correctly during the protests on Bolotnaya Square.

"The Skunk Must Go!": Political demostration in Druzhnaya Gorka in the Gatchina Municipal District against the operation of an illegal oil refinery.

Confrontation between Novokhopersk residents and a mining company.

Conversation with the nationalist Dmitry Demushkin in a car on the eve of the nationalist march in Moscow.

During the nationalist march in Moscow, movement leader Dmitry Demushkin takes children for a ride in an SUV.

Nationalist march in Moscow. Participants chant slogans, including calls to repeal Article 282 of the Russian Criminal Code, which criminalizes incitement to hatred or enmity.

Conversation with Alexander Potkin in a car before the start of the nationalist march in Moscow.

Sasha Grey gives interviews and signs autographs during her visit to Russia to participate in a Lada Kalina car rally.

A demonstration of single women in Hyde Park (in Gorky Park in Moscow).

At the May Day demonstration in Moscow, a confrontation occurred between a LGBTQ+ rights contingent and activists from the Russian Labor Front. The event reflects the growing pressure on the LGBTQ+ community in Russia: beginning in 2012, campaigns against gay pride marches intensified, and in 2013 a law banning the “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations” was adopted, effectively legalizing discrimination. By the mid-2010s, repression had escalated further, including bans, arrests, and the persecution of activists.