In Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Queendom,’ An Extraordinary Russian Drag Performer Defies Convention, Risking Life And Liberty

In January, the Siberian city of Magadan averages a high of 9 degrees F, its port on the Pacific kept accessible only with the aid of icebreakers. It’s a cold place measured by temperature and by history – in Soviet times, the town served as a transit point to the Gulag. Even today, more than