A Russian queer revolution is in the making and you can now follow it on Instagram

Discover a new, daring generation of Russian queer creatives with the account @russian.queer.revolution.

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@hristinanorm — one of the most exciting voices from the new wave of Russian queer music — talks love and boundaries, being non-binary and precious queer friendships ?Make sure you check @hristinatheband ?

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Created by writer and curator Anastasiia Fedorova, @russian.queer.revolution features portraits, micro-interviews, and quotes by young musicians, photographers, designers, journalists, and directors, whose LGBTQI+ identities are integral parts of their creative work.

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A glimpse into the sensual world of @______nashe, Moscow-based label striving to create a more fluid and timely image of masculinity. Lace, leather, transparent elastic and soft textures are a gentle expression of an essential political statement — dismantling the rigid idea of gender which exists both in Russian society and the fashion retail system. The designers admit that they the clothes they make could and should be worn by people of all genders. In the end, we all need more freedom to be soft and sexual in any way we like ? The new @______nashe collection will be shown in Paris at Dear Progress Showroom 17-21 Jan ? @shaletin . . . . . #queerculture #queerfashion #lgbtqi #lgbtcommunity #loveislove #queerrussia #russianqueerrevolution #lgbtyouth #russianyouth #russianqueeryouth #nonbinary #genderfluid #genderfluidfashion #soft

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“As a queer Russian person myself, I haven’t seen many people like me represented in global culture. Somehow, Russianness and queerness are seen as mutually exclusive because of the country’s politics,” says Fedorova, who also works as Strategy and Partnerships’ Manager at The Calvert Journal. “I wanted to resolve this conflict for myself. I guess there’s no better way to find out what it means to be Russian and queer than to ask other queer Russian people – which I’m currently doing as part of this project.”

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“The most difficult thing about being a queer person in Russia is the constant feeling that you’re being evicted from your own home. You were born here, grew up here, fell in love for the first time here — yet you’re constantly being shown the door. The rise of queer culture that we’re all feeling now offers a lot of strength, hope, and the feeling that you’re not alone,” musician Slava Rusova. Outtake from a collaborative editorial by @ozine.ru and @calvertjournal ?✨ Photography by @artem.emelianov. Produced by @dmitr2dmitr. Styled by @kyandzhaliev_ro and @onaydenova. Make up by @margarita__art ? . . . . . #queerculture #queerart #lgbtqi #lgbtcommunity #loveislove #queerrussia #russianqueerrevolution #lgbtyouth #russianyouth #russianqueeryouth

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“When it comes to the Russian LGBTQ community, there is obviously huge pressure from the government and the public, lots of judgment and familial homophobia, and a lack of information on health – sexual, physical, and mental – for queer people. But in spite of all of this, I can feel the palpable creative power and courage that the new generation has – they’re really determined to live the life they want and support each other.”

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“The most difficult thing about living as a queer person in Russia is to stay true to yourself: to dress the way you like, to express your feelings to your partner on the street. But to be yourself is even more difficult — not to conform to the pressures of society, especially in small towns,” musician @angel_ulyanov. Outtake from a collaborative editorial by @ozine.ru and @calvertjournal ?✨ Photography by @artem.emelianov. Produced by @dmitr2dmitr. Styled by @kyandzhaliev_ro and @onaydenova. Make up by @margarita__art ? . . . . . #queerculture #queerart #lgbtqi #lgbtcommunity #loveislove #queerrussia #russianqueerrevolution #lgbtyouth #russianyouth #russianqueeryouth

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