In Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Queendom,’ An Extraordinary Russian Drag Performer Defies Convention, Risking Life And Liberty
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deadline.comIn January, the Siberian city of Magadan averages a high of 9 degrees F, its port on the Pacific kept accessible only with the aid of icebreakers.
It’s a cold place measured by temperature and by history – in Soviet times, the town served as a transit point to the Gulag.
Even today, more than a generation after the collapse of the Soviet Union, stepping out of line, defying the pressure to conform, can invite hostility or outright violence.
Imagine, then, growing up in such a place as a gender nonconforming person, who dares to express herself through drag performance art.
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