Gender and Sexuality in Russian Civilisation

Gender and Sexuality in Russian Civilisation

consideres gender and sexuality in modern Russia in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chapters look individually at gender and sexuality through history, art, folklore, philosophy or literature, but are also arranged into sections according to the arguments they develop. A number of chapters also consider Russia in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. Thematic sections include:

Gender and Power

Gender and National Identity

Sexual Identity and Artistic Impression

Literary Discourse of Male and Female Sexualities

Sexuality and Literature in Contemporary Russian Society