Title Places of tenderness and heat : the queer milieu of fin-de-siècle St. Petersburg / Olga Petri

Published Ithaca, New York Cornell University Press 2022 ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 254 pages) illustrations, maps Contents St. Petersburg and its familiar strangers -- Policing sex and desire -- Queer Streetlife -- Bathing in the queer city -- Cruising in the pays du tendre Summary "The emphasis of this book is as much on the routine behaviors of queer men, ranging from informal socialization to outright sexual transgression, as it is about the efforts of constables, administrators, government officials, and sanitary inspectors to maintain moral order. Petri describes a surprisingly stable entente between illicit communion and municipal authorities' paternalistic ambitions" Provided by publisher Analysis queer life in the russian capital during the late imperial period, queer life in st Petersburg, history of queer life Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 27, 2022) Subject Gay men -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 19th century Space -- Social aspects -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 19th century Space -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 19th century Gay men -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 19th century HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union Gay men Gay men -- Legal status, laws, etc. Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2021054746 ISBN 9781501763786 1501763784 9781501763793 1501763792

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