The Russian defense minister, the YouTuber & the porn star

Meet Alexey Stolyarov, the father of Sergei Shoigu's granddaughter

I like a good bit of gossip. But family gossip that involves Russia’s comically evil defense minister and a famous porn star who condemns war? That I absolutely love.

I’ve written about porn consumption and porn trends in Russia over the course of my career — it’s a topic that many serious experts won’t cover, even though it can teach you a lot about mo…