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Soviet and Post-Soviet Sexualities

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Soviet and Post-Soviet Sexualities Synopsis

Despite Soviet Russia having been one of the first major powers to decriminalise homosexual acts between men, attitudes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in contemporary Russia and the other post-Soviet states have become increasingly hostile, with the introduction of laws restricting their rights and an increase in homophobic violence. This book explores how this situation has come about. It discusses how meanings attached to non-heteronormative sexualities have been constructed for specific socio-political purposes by elites in line with Marxist-Leninist or nationalist thought, explores how attitudes to non-normative sexualities developed historically and examines the current situation in the post-Soviet space, including Russia, Transcaucasia, Central Asia and the Baltic States. The book provides a wealth of detail on this understudied subject and assesses how LGBT subjects are responding to this state of affairs.

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ISBN: 9781138654709
Publication date: 22nd January 2019
Author: Richard CM Mole
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 212 pages
Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
Genres: Ethnic studies
Social and cultural history
Cultural studies
Gender studies: men and boys