A Day In The Life Of A Transgender Muscovite

Here is a revealing photo essay in The Moscow Times:

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/multimedia/photogalleries/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-transgender-muscovite/5863.html

Russians seem to look more and more like us every day.

Here's the big question I have - is this a universal biological phenomenon related to environmental stresses such as overpopulation, or is this a social phenomenon driven by the Internet and social media?

By the way, it has been claimed by some that The Moscow Times is a Western-biased, anti-Russian news organization, so this photo essay may or may not be representative of the likes and dislikes of the Russian people.

Here's the Wikipedia blurb about the paper:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moscow_Times