Rustam Alexander, "Gay Lives and Aversion Therapy in Brezhnevs Russia, 19641982" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023)
Rustam Alexander's\xa0Gay Lives and 'Aversion Therapy' in Brezhnev's Russia, 1964-1982\xa0(Palgrave Macmillan, 2023)\xa0examines the autobiographies and diaries of Soviet homosexual men who underwent psychotherapy during the period from 1970 to 1980 under the guidance of Yan Goland, a psychiatrist-sexopathologist from Gorky. The examination of these unique and little-known documents contributes to our scant knowledge about the practices that many would call a Soviet proto-type of 'aversion therapy'. It also helps us understand the way homosexual people faced "queer dilemmas" of the self and how they sought to reconcile their queer desire with being Soviet.\nTatiana Klepikova\xa0is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Regensburg, where she leads a research group on queer literatures and cultures under socialism.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies