Lesbian Lives in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia [electronic resource] : Post/Socialism and Gendered Sexualities /
Stella, F.author.
This book explores the everyday lives of 'lesbian' women in urban Russia. It explores changes and continuities by examining generational differences, and attends to regional variation by considering what 'lesbian' life looks like in different locations, problematising essentialist accounts of Russian sexualities and western-centric theorizations.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Locating Russian Sexualities; 2 Same-Sex Sexualities and the Soviet/Post-Soviet Gender Orders; 3 Lesbian Relationships in Late Soviet Russia; 4 Family Matters: Negotiating 'Home'; 5 The Global Closet? Negotiating Public Space; 6 Carving Out Queer Space: In/visibility, Belonging and Resistance; 7 Conclusions: From Russian to (Post)Socialist Sexualities; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the everyday lives of 'lesbian' women in urban Russia. It explores changes and continuities by examining generational differences, and attends to regional variation by considering what 'lesbian' life looks like in different locations, problematising essentialist accounts of Russian sexualities and western-centric theorizations.
Social history.
Sociology.
Russia-History.
Europe, Eastern-History.
Sociology, Urban.
Social History.
Gender Studies.
Russian, Soviet, and East European History.
Urban Studies/Sociology.