Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Recognition of same-sex unions in Russia" in English language version.
"For me, the most important proposal would fix the status of marriage as a union between a man and a woman," Pyotr Tolstoy, a vice-speaker in the Duma, told reporters
Putin's fourth stint in the Kremlin has seen a strong pivot to more conservative policies, with groups promoting fundamentalist Orthodox Christian views gaining more legitimacy and liberal viewpoints attacked as Moscow's relations with the West have soured.
