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Depends. If you're queer, definitely not anywhere in the former USSR (except for some of the Baltics).
If you're not queer, and speak a language of that region, probably that area is your best bet to blend in.
I'm queer sadly :(
Then definitely Estonia, or Lithuania. Although I think it'd be much better to live in the non-Russian part and learn Estonian/Lithuanian (and use it) there. I strongly recommend you do that last part especially.
Alternatively, you could go to Slovakia, Russia is a minority official language there, though a lot of hospitals refuse service for transition stuff.
For queer in general, not trans, Estonia still would be the best option.
You could also go to Canada - there aren't many Russian speakers, but there are small communities. Not enough to warrant a "minority" by a certain tyrant, thankfully. Winnipeg has some of them, I think.
You can also get away with being queer in Yerevan. Not anywhere else in Armenia sadly.