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.
| 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 |
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.
Soviet and Post-Soviet Sexualities features in the following genres: Ethnic studies, Social and cultural history, Cultural studies, Gender studies: men and boys
Soviet and Post-Soviet Sexualities is available in Hardback
Soviet and Post-Soviet Sexualities was written by Richard CM Mole and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Soviet and Post-Soviet Sexualities has 212 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series series
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