Russian Homophobia from Stalin to Sochi

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 makes use of little‑known source material — much of it untranslated archival documentation — to explore how Russians have viewed same‑sex love and gender transgression since the mid‑20th century.