Artist Sasha Skochilenko and her partner Sonya Subbotina were not able to wed in their home country of Russia because it does not recognise same-sex marriages. But with Skochilenko newly freed from Russian prison and living in Germany, where same-sex marriage is legal, the couple plans to tie the knot. “I feel that I’m in a very free country because we can walk down the street, and if I kiss Sasha, not only would no one tell us that it’s disgusting, but they won’t even pay attention to it, because it’s just in the nature of things,” said Subbotina. “People often have distorted opinions about t…