#ICYMI: Dr Irina Roldugina (Russian Dept) returned to Arts Matter to tell us about a fascinating late Cold War encounter between Western queer individuals and the Soviet Union

Read more 👉 brnw.ch/21wZwbk

@lgbthm.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk @mozzgi.bsky.social
#LGBTplusHM

Did you know that the largest model of Tatlin’s Tower, the symbol of the new communist present and future, is in Norwich, UK? I didn’t. Interestingly, I learned this while attending a conference dedicated to 1917 in Norwich.

Published in the October 2025 issue!
“The Recriminalization of Homosexuality under Stalin: New Sources, New Answers”
Irina Roldugina
*Open Access*
doi.org/10.1111/russ...

I’ve submitted a few pieces for publication recently, but one stands out—it’s truly mind-blowing in terms of sources, argument, and public significance. A tough topic, but what a joy for historian to make something truly important.

I can’t help but post one more—such harmony in every detail.

Working in the Bodleian for the first time since graduation! Nothing has changed. My favourite thing, apart from the vast collection, is the scent of books and the smell of aged wood used throughout the interior. Cannot be found elsewhere.

I miss working with 18th-century Russian archival stuff.

I translated Meduza's interview with historian Irina Roldugina and cultural theorist Katerina Suverina about Soviet failures on the HIV epidemic. A real tragedy, given the advantage the USSR should have had with a healthcare philosophy more progressive than America's.

meduza.io/en/feature/2...

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Ahead of #LGBTplusHM25 in February, Dr Irina Roldugina (Russian Dept) introduces her @leverhulme.bsky.social project which examines how open discussions of sexuality & trans experiences were in the Soviet Union during the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Read more about the fascinating project 👉 bit.ly/3EfaiZU