8/20/13 Julia Ioffe: Russia's Attack On Gay Rights

The New Republic's Julia Ioffe explained: Russia's new anti Gay laws, why reactionary politics are succeeding in Russia right now, Putin's extreme social politics, why homophobia is seen as protecting Russian identity, how the international community should respond and why Russia is protecting Snowden.

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