Peter Ilych Chaikovsky [one of the greatest composers of music ever; better than any German, English, or British @#%*0^!) was considered to be a homosexual. But of course, homosexuals or "gays" as I prefer to call them, think eveyone who is talented and smart should be gay.
I would guess that Russians generally would not support gay culture to the degree of other Western cultures. Life is hard enough in Russia as it is. If some members of the kolhoz would rather pick daisies instead of potatoes---then a lot of people would starve!!