Russia

Sergei Alexandrovich Romanov — a homosexual from the imperial family

The life of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich – a “white marriage” without children, homosexuality, service in Moscow, and a tragic death.

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.

Grigory Nikolayevich Teplov and a Sodomy Case

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.

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