{"product_id":"red-closet-by-rustam-alexander-9781526167453","title":"Red Closet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1934, Joseph Stalin enacted sodomy laws, unleashing a wave of brutal detentions of homosexual men in large Soviet cities. Rustam Alexander recounts the compelling stories of people whose lives were directly affected by those laws, including a naïve Scottish journalist based in Moscow who dared to write to Stalin in an attempt to save his lover from prosecution, and a homosexual theatre student who came to Moscow in pursuit of a career amid Stalin's harsh repressions and mass arrests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe also meet a fearless doctor in Siberia who provided medical treatment for gay men at his own peril, and a much-loved Soviet singer who hid his homosexuality from the secret police.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach vignette helps paint the hitherto unknown picture of how Soviet oppression of gay people originated and was perpetuated from Stalin's rule until the demise of the USSR. \u003cem\u003eRed Closet\u003c\/em\u003e comes at a time when homophobia is again rearing its ugly head under Putin's rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471445180652,"sku":"9781526167453","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781526167453-red-closet.jpg?v=1775243455","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/red-closet-by-rustam-alexander-9781526167453","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}