Homosexuality is illegal and considered a crime in Russia. Must be for this reason. =/
Well uh I'm do live very near to Russia and have friends from there and I must say it's not as you think. The government is hostile but it's honestly not so different from US and tbh there's a lot of queer communities online and in person. Being gay isn't welcome but it's also not like you get hunted for it
The translating team is Ukrainian which is why the watermarks are there (sorry for late reply)
the explanation is at the top of almost every chapter
I'm really Wondering why there's so many "do not translate into Russian" marks. Like what did the Russians do