The so-called Russian Federation covers 1/6th of the world's land area, meaning a person under threat has the option of an  Internal Flight Alternative (i.e. move away from where you are not safe to some place where you can be). So a gay man in the Caucasus can relocate, for example, to, let's say, Moscow, where there is an active gay community that does not suffer persecution (although some of its members likely have been discriminated against, which is not the same thing). Surely under the benevolent leadership-in-perpetuity of Mr Putin LGBTQ folks in Mother Russia  are safe?