Scandal at the Severnaia; or, Sex and the "New Man" in Late Imperial Odessa.

The article discusses male sexuality and ideas of masculinity in the Russian city of Odessa in the early 20th century. According to the author, newspaper accounts of confrontations between men and women in the city’s nightclubs and cafés show that involvement in a scandal could enhance men’s reputat...

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Published in:	Journal of the History of Sexuality Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 225 - 243
Main Author:	SYLVESTER, ROSHANNA P.
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Texas Press May2011
Subjects:	History of masculinity Scandals in mass media Human sexuality & history Jewish men History of newspapers Nightclubs Coffeehouses Reputation Russian Empire, 1613-1917 History Odesa (Ukraine) Ukraine Russia
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