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| Region | Russia |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female uncertain |
| Start Date | 1835 |
| End Date | Dec 1917 |
| Description | Although proposed in a draft penal code of 1754, sodomy was not criminalized until the 1835 penal code. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20051027162702/http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/russia,2.html - last paragraph |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Rewriting description
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| End Date | Dec 29, 1917 | Dec 1917 |
| Description | While proposed in the draft penal code of 1754, sodomy was not criminalised until the 1835 penal code. | Although proposed in a draft penal code of 1754, sodomy was not criminalized until the 1835 penal code. |
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1 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Male illegal, female uncertain |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | 1835 |
| End Date | Dec 29, 1917 |
| Description | While proposed in the draft penal code of 1754, sodomy was not criminalised until the 1835 penal code. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20051027162702/http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/russia,2.html - last paragraph |