Given the number of boys with names like Pyotr and Slava we’ve spotted in the gay porn circuit over the years, it’s hard to believe that male strippers are a new phenomenon in the former Soviet Union. But that’s the case made by this eye-opening short documentary, which explores the current confluence of gender, economics, and tearaway Tarzan outfits in Russia today. The clip might look at the allure of a group of male strippers from the perspective of their female manager, but the message conveyed is still a universal one: as Nastya says, isn’t it always nice to be next to such lovely bodies no matter who you are?
· “Russian Strippers” (current.com)
