Post-Soviet Russia has experienced significant changes in its political and social landscape since the collapse of communism, including transformations in gender and sexual norms. These...
Since the fall of communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there have been significant changes in attitudes towards homosexuality and LGBTQ+ rights...
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, new possibilities emerged for LGBT+ individuals to participate in international discourses and movements, but the question remains whether such engagements are...
Queer activist networks are political movements that advocate for the rights and representation of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ+). These networks...
The suppression of queer lives in post-Soviet contexts is an issue that continues to shape contemporary LGBTQ identity, activism, and community memory. This phenomenon can be traced back to the...
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This paper examines how historical documentation of queer lives in post-Soviet contexts has informed contemporary strategies for activism and identity formation...
Queer individuals in post-Soviet societies face unique challenges when navigating the intersection of historical erasure and contemporary visibility within both public and private spaces. For many,...
There has been an increased focus on understanding how post-Soviet histories shape current attitudes towards LGBT rights, visibility, and activism in Eastern Europe. This is important because it...
In the past several decades, there has been an increase in scholarship and activism concerning LGBTQ+ issues in post-Soviet countries.
Despite some progress made towards achieving legal...
In post‑Soviet countries, national myths about liberation, progress or tradition play an important role in shaping societal attitudes towards sexuality and gender.
During the Soviet Union,...