- Hardcover: 313 pages
- Publisher: Faber & Faber; First Edition edition (Jun 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0571198902
- ISBN-13: 978-0571198900
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.7 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,521,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is a look at the emotional and sexual lives of Russian lesbians and gays. It examines the pervasive influence of the state on gay life. Part travelogue, part social history and part journalistic enquiry, the book sets out to challenge assumptions about what it means to be gay.
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A JOKE FROM SOVIET TIMES: A science institute announces that it will hold an open lecture on sexuality. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Focusing on the author's travels around Russia in the early 1990s, this book is a clever combination of information and intrigue. I feel much of the success of this book can be attributed to the sensitivity to cultural difference the author maintains. This, together with his sleek and sophisticated style and rich empirical research, creates a very tangible sense of gay life in Russia at the dawning of a new era in country's history. Although this book should probably not be read uncritically, I would recommend it to anyone who wants to understand issues of sexuality and Russia better. It has the potential to shatter many pre-conceptions.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
as a student in russia and eastern european studies, Tuller's book casts much needed light on the stuggles of gays and lesbians in Russia. it has helped me to more fully understand the russian mind and soul. thank you.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Good Insights into Modern Russia
7 July 1999
Format:Paperback
Tuller gives remarkable insights into the modern world of Gay and Lesbian Russia. He takes the reader to a world of transexual lesbians, weekends in the country, and a sexual identity just gestating, waiting to be born. It was very enjoyable reading, and even for the heterosexual reader, it gives excellent insights into the dramatic changes that occured in Russia after 1991 -- all of it explained on a personal level.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I was there
31 Aug 2007
Format:Paperback
Dave Tuller captures the essence of our experience but you sort of had to be there. Remember, this was 1992 Russia. We were followed by KGB the whole time because we dared have a "kiss-in" in front of Moscow City Hall. A whole bunch of gay/bi/straight radicals demanding fair treatment in that environment, it was crazy. He also misses the visit to the AIDS ward where we met people who had not been touched, hugged or kissed since they were locked up. It was heartbreaking.
Dave's a good friend, a good writer, and a great photographer. Well worth reading.
Dave's a good friend, a good writer, and a great photographer. Well worth reading.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
excellent book for both scholars and the lay reader
28 Sep 1996
Format:Hardcover
as a student in russia and eastern european studies, Tuller's book casts much needed light on the stuggles of gays and lesbians in Russia. it has helped me to more fully understand the russian mind and soul. thank you
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