Content-Type: message/rfc822 Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:57:26 -0400 From: "NABOKV-L" To: Subject: in 1903 Vladimir Nabokov, a founder of the Constitutional Democrat Party . . . Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=__Part0E2BC196.1__=" --=__Part0E2BC196.1__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline [EDNOTE. Sandy Klein sends a link to an article on the first gay pride march in Russia, held in Moscow last month, and the changing attitudes toward homosexuality throughout Russian history. -- SES] From Siberia to sauna: gay rights in Russia Radio Netherlands Sat, 03 Jun 2006 10:55 AM PDT by Claire Cavanagh [. . .] The most significant changes took place in the following hundred years: in 1903 Vladimir Nabokov [VN's father] , a founder of the Constitutional Democrat Party, published an article on the legal status of homosexuals in Russia, arguing that the state should not interfere in private relationships. There was an increase in visibility and even tolerance, with the laws being relaxed somewhat, though still staying in place. Some of Russia's most public figures were known to be gay, including members of the Russian ballet and the Imperial Court. [. . .] Here's the link to the rest of the article: http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/gay060531?view=Standard Search the archive: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm View Nabokv-L policies: http://web.utk.edu/~sblackwe/EDNote.htm Search the archive: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm View Nabokv-L policies: http://web.utk.edu/~sblackwe/EDNote.htm --=__Part0E2BC196.1__= Content-Type: message/rfc822 Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:07:58 -0400 From: "Sandy Klein" To: Subject: in 1903 Vladimir Nabokov, a founder of the Constitutional Democrat Party ... 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