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Photo by Seva Galkin Those men arted men and those woman arted woman. The fruits of their fantasies: those paintings and operas, hymns and sculptures, dramas and motion pictures - they all have one thing in common. They are fashioned by gay people from the sad country of Russia.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Eisenstein, Rudolf Nureyev, Vaslav Nijinsky - these are just a few names of Russian gays whose contributions to the world culture made them famous and respected. Who were those who dared to express themselves, to risk revealing their special gifts in Russia, where initiative used to be severely punished? What they had to go through here, in the tough country of Russia, to grant us the joy of being comforted with the true warmth of their talent?

Rejoicing and mourning, they did their best. Not being afraid to always tell the truth, to be got down, to be brought low, they created the true values. Now we are humble admirers of their genius.

Photo by Seva Galkin, picture album "RUS" (2004)

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· 10/02/2010 The Pinx newspaper calls on authors of short stories to participate in the Lesbian prose anthology 3rd edition
· 04/12/2009 Russian gay photographers' joint photo show held in Berlin
· 03/10/2009 Saint-Petersburg's Int'l Queer Culture Festival was a Success!
· 13/09/2009 Unveiling of the first Anthology of LGBT Literature in Lviv, Ukraine accompanied by fights and riots
· 13/07/2009 "3dance" lesbi dance school celebrates its first anniversary
· 10/07/2009 Byelorussia holds “Slavonic bazaar” - a gay rival of “Eurovision”
· 15/05/2009 Elton John will not attend Gay Pride in Vladimir
· 15/04/2009 St. Petersburg. In The Gay Center WINGS again a round table.
· 27/01/2009 Lesbian archive moves from Rechnoy to “Three Monkeys”
· 19/01/2009 Vlad Yurkun's stories "Lepestki" is the 20th book in the LGBT book-series "Dark paths"

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· "My Happy Family". Documentary
"My Happy Family" is a documentary examining challenges of lesbian motherhood in Russia. The film focuses on the first stage of parenthood - family planning - along with the decision making process of giving birth to a child in a same-sex family, and a consideration of the options available to lesbian couples in Russia.

· Books - Russian Gay Art & Artists
Vaslav Nijinsky: A Leap Into Madness, The Unexpurgated Diary Of Vaslav Nijinsky, The Queer Afterlife Of Vaslav Nijinsky, The Dancer Who Flew: A Memoir Of Rudolf Nureyev

· Books - Russian Lesbian and Gay Literature
Given the pervasive sexophobia in Soviet culture, it is no wonder gay people and gay literature appeared to be completely absent. Yet the material in this collection shows that Russian gay writing was nothing new in the 1990s.

· Out of the Blue Reviewed
Out of the Blue makes available in English, in many cases for the first time, writings that were produced in Russia during the last 180 or so years. It contains poetry, short stories, excerpts from longer prose works, personal letters, journal entries and letters to the edior.

· Books - Russian Lesbian and Gay Studies
These comprehensive publications are an indispensable tool for any researcher in the field of Russian sexuality in general and Russian gay sexuality in particular.

· Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993)
Nureyev made his American debut in 1962, appearing on television and with Ruth Page's Chicago Opera Ballet. Later in the year he joined the Royal Ballet in London as permanent guest artist.

· A Birthday Tribute to Rudolf Nureyev
Born on Saint Patrick's day 1938, Rudolf Nureyev would have celebrated his sixty first birthday today. It would be hard to find a greater tribute to his immense talent and the heritage he left behind him than the superlative performance of The Bayadere at the Opera Bastille.

· The Endless Flight Of Rudolf Nuriev
Many visitors of the exhibition which opened in Moscow on the eve of his jubilee felt the magic emanating from Rudolf Nureev. On display were videotapes with his performances, his interviews, and many photographs, which showed him among his partners and at home, with the British Queen Elizabeth and with Princess Grace of Monaco, with his friend Eric Brun.

· Petrushka Was Poisoned
Controversy broke out immediately following the announcement of Rudolf Nureyev's death in Paris on 6 January 1993. His personal friend and physician, Michel Canesi, stated to the media that Nureyev had died of "a cardiac complication, following a grievous illness", and refused to elaborate further

· FBI Watched Nureyev's Every Step
Rudolf Nureyev a Soviet spy? Such a notion seems incredible to friends and admirers of the legendary ballet dancer, known for his rebellious nature, who was denounced by the Kremlin as a traitor after his 1961 defection.

· Spicy Life of Nureyev Accents Sex
Rudolf the Rude. Rudolf the Reckless. Rudolf the Sexually Rampant. It is the murkier side of the great star's life which American dance critic Otis Stuart reveals in "Perpetual Motion: The Public and Private Lives of Rudolf Nureyev."

· Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
He developt a love of music largely by improvising at the piano, but he was sent to school to prepare for a training in law.

· Gay Chorus Strikes Chord in Russia
The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles came to Russia over the weekend, singing concerts on two of the country's most venerable stages in a visit that also wound up stirring debate on a subject rarely discussed publicly here-homosexuality.

· Yulia Savelyeva's Naked City
The elite of Moscow gay society gathered at the Tchaikovsky concert hall last Saturday for the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles concert, which featured a performance by Russian mega-star Alla Pugachyova. Later that night, things heated up at gay club Studio, where Andrei Bartenev, a Moscow-based artist and designer, celebrated his 34th birthday with a typically bohemian crowd.

· A Chorus of Approval
When the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles took their music and message to Eastern Europe, they wound up joining a post-Communist revolution of gay visibility. One participant recounts their remarkable trip.

· Photo Art by Serge Golovach
Taking away shame of nakedness out of the fancy world, Sergey Golovatch does not put erotism on the first place. Sexuality of his characters is on a background, but first we see eye-pleasing beauty that calls for freedom of a naked body.

· Galkin Releases New Photo Album
Classical aesthetics and masculine beauty are the main themes of "Indigo," a photography album published by World-Wide Literature.

· KVIR monthly periodical, the only Russian magazine for gays and bisexuals has been launched in Russia
The Russian National GLBT Center "Together" announces the third issue of the KVIR monthly periodical, the only Russian magazine for gays, bisexuals and those interested in gay issues (www.kvir.ru). This magazine is aimed at the "non-online audience", people living in regions, and those who visit www.gay.ru rarely.