New Light on the Prosecution of Soviet Homosexuals under Brezhnev

IF 0.2 4区 历史学 Q2 HISTORY
Rustam Alexander
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Abstract

Drawing on fresh archival sources – a type-written appeal submission launched by a Soviet advocate in a move to overturn his client’s sodomy conviction in 1969, and a handbook for advocates with guidelines on how to defend individuals accused of sodomy, published in 1977 – this article will shed new light on how sodomy cases were handled by the police under Brezhnev and how advocates sought to overturn sentences in these cases. The article will demonstrate that quashing sodomy convictions on appeal was a challenging task for Soviet advocates. It will also seek answers to the following questions: What arguments did Soviet advocates use to defend their clients in sodomy cases? What were the authorities’ responses to these arguments? And what challenges did investigators face when dealing with those accused of sodomy?
勃列日涅夫时期对苏联同性恋者的起诉新论
本文将利用最新的档案资料——1969年一名苏联辩护律师为推翻其当事人的鸡奸定罪而发起的一份打印稿上诉书,以及1977年出版的一本辩护律师手册,其中包含如何为被控鸡奸的人辩护的指导方针——揭示勃列日涅夫时期警方如何处理鸡奸案件,以及辩护律师如何寻求推翻这些案件中的判决。这篇文章将证明,对苏联的拥护者来说,通过上诉推翻鸡奸定罪是一项具有挑战性的任务。它还将寻求以下问题的答案:在鸡奸案件中,苏联的拥护者用什么理由为他们的客户辩护?当局对这些论点的回应是什么?调查人员在处理鸡奸指控时面临哪些挑战?
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0.30
自引率
50.00%
发文量
24
期刊介绍: Russian History’s mission is the publication of original articles on the history of Russia through the centuries, in the assumption that all past experiences are inter-related. Russian History seeks to discover, analyze, and understand the most interesting experiences and relationships and elucidate their causes and consequences. Contributors to the journal take their stand from different perspectives: intellectual, economic and military history, domestic, social and class relations, relations with non-Russian peoples, nutrition and health, all possible events that had an influence on Russia. Russian History is the international platform for the presentation of such findings.
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