Tag: Stolichnaya

Outrage at Russia’s new law against homosexual propaganda has coalesced around a campaign to boycott the Sochi Winter Olympics, underscoring the complexities of navigating human rights activism and high-stakes international sporting events. The so-called “anti gay propaganda” law, which passed in June, criminalizes the distribution of information to minors that suggests that homosexual and heterosexual […]

The producers of the “Stolichnaya” vodka posted a message on their official Facebook page supporting LGBT rights and criticizing the Russian laws that restrict the rights of homosexuals. It was a response to the call by international LGBT organizations to boycott the Russian vodka. In addition, an open letter signed by Val Mendeleev, the CEO […]