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This paper explores the evolution of queer visibility and "brotherhood" in Russian media, tracing the shift from the relatively open landscape of the 1990s and 2000s to the current era of legal repression and "extremism" designations Historical Context: From Visibility to Erasure

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• Young Men (16-25): Living in provincial towns (Tolyatti, Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk), they lack physical gay bars or community centers. They find representation in these edits and stories of "tough guys who love tough guys."
• Queer Exiles: Russians who fled to Tbilisi, Yerevan, or Berlin after the 2022 mobilization or the expansion of LGBTQ+ restrictions. They consume this content out of nostalgia for the specific Russian aesthetic of masculinity—the Adidas sweatpants, the sunflower seeds, the brutalist concrete courtyards.
• Fujoshi (Slavic Edition): Female fans of male-male romance (BL/Yaoi) who have adapted Western boys' love tropes into a uniquely Russian setting, replacing high school desks with army barracks and cherry blossoms with birch trees.