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."
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Homosexuality in the 18th-Century Russian Empire — Homophobic Laws Borrowed From Europe and How They Were Enforced
From Peter the Great to Alexander I.
What Is Queer Theology
How queer theory changes the reading of Scripture, tradition, and the religious experience of LGBT people.
The Homosexuality of Russian Tsars Vasily III and Ivan IV the Terrible
And who Fyodor Basmanov was.
Grigory Teplov and the Sodomy Case in 18th-Century Russia
Nine serfs accuse their master of rape.
Uncensored Russian Folklore: Highlights from Afanasyev’s “Russian Secret Tales”
“Sowing Dicks,” “The Fool,” and “The Soldier and the Priest.”
Homosexuality in Ancient and Medieval Russia
Same-sex relationships and how they were viewed from Kievan Rus to Peter the Great.
What Is the History of Sexuality?
Why write about LGBT people in history?
The Cross-Dressing Bogatyr: A Russian Bylina About Mikhailo Potyk, Who Disguises Himself as a Woman
Why does the hero put on “women’s clothing”?