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| Region | Russia |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Mar 7, 1934 |
| End Date | May 27, 1993 |
| Description | In 1933, the Soviet government under Stalin recriminalised sex between men. On 7 March 1934, Article 121 was added to the criminal code for the entire Soviet Union that expressly prohibited only male homosexuality, with up to five years of hard labour in prison. There were no criminal statutes regarding sex between women |
| Sources | https://www.uscis.gov/archive/resource-information-center-russia-0 http://www.glbtqarchive.com/ssh/russia_S.pdf https://www.lrt.lt/ru/novosti/17/2078400/zhili-v-postoiannom-strakhe-90-let-nazad-v-sssr-nachalos-presledovanie-gomoseksualov |
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edited by Klerkjonathan. I added a couple more sources for extra detail
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| Sources | https://www.uscis.gov/archive/resource-information-center-russia-0 | https://www.uscis.gov/archive/resource-information-center-russia-0 http://www.glbtqarchive.com/ssh/russia_S.pdf https://www.lrt.lt/ru/novosti/17/2078400/zhili-v-postoiannom-strakhe-90-let-nazad-v-sssr-nachalos-presledovanie-gomoseksualov |
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| Value | Male illegal, female uncertain | Male illegal, female legal |
created by Klerkjonathan
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Male illegal, female uncertain |
| Start Date | Mar 7, 1934 |
| End Date | May 27, 1993 |
| Description | In 1933, the Soviet government under Stalin recriminalised sex between men. On 7 March 1934, Article 121 was added to the criminal code for the entire Soviet Union that expressly prohibited only male homosexuality, with up to five years of hard labour in prison. There were no criminal statutes regarding sex between women |
| Sources | https://www.uscis.gov/archive/resource-information-center-russia-0 |