I think in Russia there are many different tribes. Russia is also one of the main places for Tor usage :)
I was surprised to see an active organic community of people on bitchat.
Something I haven't...
Yes, but they mainly use Tor for Telegram. They even install Telegram in Whonix despite that https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Telegram And they use Telegram Web in Tor Browser. Telegram's the new religion in Russia. Durov's got everyone hypnotized)