Centered on the musical experiences of homosexual men in St. Petersburg and Moscow, this ground-breaking study examines how post-Soviet popular music both informs and plays off of a corporeal understanding of Russian male homosexuality. Drawing upon ethnography, musical analysis, and phenomenological theory, the book offers an expert technical analysis of Russian rock, pop, and estrada music, dovetailing into an illuminating discussion of homosexual men's physical and bodily perceptions of music. The book outlines how Russian homophobia and gender systems interact, often inconsistently, with popular music. Performers sustain a delicate literal and physical dance with cultural expectations. It also outlines how popular music performers use song lyrics, drag, physical movements, images of women, sexualized male bodies, and other tools and tropes to implicitly or explicitly express sexual orientation through performance. Finally, the book uncovers how such performances help Russian gay men to create their own social spaces and selves, in meaningful relation to others with whom they share a “nontraditional orientation.”