{"product_id":"9781526181459","title":"Red Closet : The Hidden History of Gay Oppression in the USSR","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Alexander, Rustam \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSocial \u0026amp; cultural history\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 February 2025 by MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 21 | 260g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA poignant and deeply researched history of gay oppression in the USSR.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1934, Joseph Stalin enacted sodomy laws, unleashing a wave of brutal detentions of homosexual men in large Soviet cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed closet recounts the compelling stories of people whose lives were affected by those laws, including a naïve Scottish journalist who dared to write to Stalin in an attempt to save his lover from prosecution and a homosexual theatre student who came to Moscow in pursuit of a career amid Stalin’s harsh repressions and mass arrests. We also meet a fearless doctor in Siberia who provided medical treatment for gay men at his own peril and a much-loved Soviet singer who hid his homosexuality from the secret police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each story helps paint the hitherto unknown picture of how Soviet oppression of gay people originated and was perpetuated from Stalin’s rule until the  demise of the USSR. -- .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47387707244803,"sku":"9781526181459","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781526181459.jpg?v=1762011914","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781526181459","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}