Peter the Great’s Sexuality: Wives, Mistresses, Men, and His Connection to Menshikov
Was Russia’s first emperor bisexual? Or did he love only women?
Russian lgbt history
How did attitudes toward same-sex relations change in Russia over the centuries? From medieval penitential texts to the Soviet criminal code and modern-day bans — the history of LGBT people in Russia is more complex than it may seem.
Russian Empress Anna Leopoldovna and the Maid of Honour Juliana: Possibly the First Documented Lesbian Relationship in Russian History
"... she spends most of her time in the apartments of her favourite, Mengden."
Homosexuality in the 18th-Century Russian Empire — Europe-Imported Homophobic Laws and How They Were Enforced
From Peter the Great to Alexander I.
The Homosexuality of Russian Tsars Vasily III and Ivan IV the Terrible”
And who Fyodor Basmanov was.
Homosexuality in Ancient and Medieval Russia
Same-sex relationships and how they were viewed from Kievan Rus to Peter the Great.