Russian Homophobia from Stalin to Sochi

by Dan Healey

Book Overview

Examining nine 'case histories' that reveal the origins and evolution of homophobic attitudes in modern Russia, Dan Healey asserts that the nation's contemporary homophobia can be traced back to the particular experience of revolution, political terror and war its people endured after 1917.

The book explores the roots of homophobia in the Gulag, the rise of a visible queer presence in Soviet cities after Stalin, and the political battles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350000779
• ISBN13: 9781350000773
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"