LGBT history in Russia
ASPECT OF HISTORY REGARDING THE LGBT COMMUNITY SINCE THE DAYS OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
Homosexuality in Russia; LGBT rights in the Soviet Union; LGBT history in the Soviet Union; LGBT history in the USSR; LGBT rights in the Russian SFSR; Transgender history in Russia
The history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) in Russia and its historical antecedents (the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire) has largely been influenced by the political leanings of its rulers. Medieval Catholic-Protestant Europe had the largest influence on Russian attitude towards homosexuality.