tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post2199719240154750117..comments2024-02-21T17:03:05.861-08:00Comments on Petrelis Files: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08359712473083091475noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post-18108475993863122132011-03-09T20:38:03.186-08:002011-03-09T20:38:03.186-08:00I am a Russian. What is important to know about Ni...I am a Russian. What is important to know about Nikolai is that he is very publicity-oriented. Some of his anti-American and anti-Semitic statements are deliberately calculated to provoke discussions and even intense disagreements with the ultimate goal of attracting publicity. Many of the things he says he doesn't even mean. His intense focus on publicity and visibility contrasts sharply with the tactics of many of his detractors within the Russian LGBT community who prefer to avoid visibility at any cost. For example, they prefer to watch "queer-oriented movies" in their basements and have "seminars" and "lectures" among supporters, behind closed doors. In other words, they preach to the choir and their "struggle" for equality is a joke. We need to criticize Nikolai for all his shortcomings but we also have to realize that he has done more for the LGBT community in Russia than all other Russian activists taken together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com