There seems to be no end to Russian propagandist lunacy when it comes to the rights of women, ethnic minorities or LGBT+ persons, but this quote from Mikheev seems to be reaching a new low. To claim that “homosexuality is more dangerous than corruption” is not only extremely degrading, but also utterly ridiculous and absurd. […] More
This quote from Margarita Simonyan reeks of Soviet era propaganda that aimed to “catch up with and outrun” the West and thus often boasted achieving human rights goalposts even though the reality could not be further from truth. Same thing with this claim about modern Russia, where domestic violence was decriminalized in 2017 and as […] More
This is example of disinformation so profoundly ridiculous that it seems like a satire on beliefs of conservative pundits. But the topic of “child fair for gays” was widely discussed on Russian media as yet another attempt at fearmongering. It is best represented by this absolutely reprehensible quote from propagandist Mikheev. More
Infamous Natalya Poklonskaya, ex-Prosecutor General in occupied Crimea and now a Russian MP, is shown here supporting Putin’s misogynist party line on so-called “true femininity”. Ironically, she made a brilliant career for herself as a politician in Russia, albeit with breaking international law and committing treason against Ukraine. Still, Poklonskaya is not the only one […] More
Here is Russian MP Zhyravlev, often featured on propagandist Kremlin shows and known for travelling to puppet republics on occupied territories. His homophobic remarks not only juxtapose LGBT+ persons with so-called “normal people”, but also imply that the latter constitute the workforce unlike the former. This sentiment that violated basic human rights is disgusting and […] More
This quote by Vladimir Solovoyov shows how Kremlin promotes so-called “traditional values” through emotional manipulation and flawed logic. Here the infamous propagandist juxtaposes support of LGBT+ rights – an issue that is supported by people with different religious beliefs – and Orthodox Christianity. Not only is equating a human rights issue to religion is misguided […] More
Blatant misogyny and imperialist tendencies are often combined in Kremlin ideologists, which is can be illustrated by this quote by Egor Kholmogorov that advocates physical violence against women in the same breath as occupying the United States. Kholmogorov is a writer and a publicist, but he is more well-known for being an ideologist of “Novorosiya” […] More
This homophobic remark from Olga Skabeeva – co-host of Russian propagandist “60 minutes” – shows the consequences of Putin’s amendments to Russian Constitution that human rights activists warned about. Interestingly enough, before the so-called vote on the amendments Kremlin rhetoric was: “we need to include these particular ones [on God and family consisting of man […] More
Putin allows his cronies like Ramzan Kadyrov to promote their twisted misogynistic and homophobic ideas and put their campaigns violating human rights into action in exchange for loyalty and support of his regime. The recent updated US sanctions regarding Kadyrov are a step in the right direction and should be amplified even more to make […] More
This is high-ranking religious leader in Russia promoting the idea of female genital mutilation in the 21st century. It is a direct call for violence against women, which should have resulted in immediate dismissal of Ismail Berdyiev from his posts. Yet he has not only retained his position, but was awarded additional accolades by Kremlin […] More
In continuation of the topic of misogynist and homophobic quotes by Russian elites, here is a high-standing representative of Russian Orthodox Church Aleksandr Ilyashenko denying a female half a population a chance for higher education and a career in exchange for an early marriage. ROC is supported by and heavily integrated in governmental processes in […] More
We have recently posted an infographic about misogynist and homophobic quotes by Russian elites (it can be found here: Misogynist and homophobic quotes of Russian elites). However, these were not the only elites, who made public statements of such derogatory nature, we have decided to post more such quotes. This one comes from a high-raking […] More
