RIGA, Latvia — A raunchy celebrity-filled party in Moscow has drawn the ire of Russian politicians and fervent Christian Orthodox activists who are urging law enforcement to punish the event’s guests and organizers for violating laws prohibiting “gay propaganda” — the latest testament to the country’s sharp shift toward a closed-off, conservative society at the behest of President Vladimir Putin.
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