Russian Masculinities iIn History and Culture

Peasant patriarchs, aristocratic dandies, anxious bureaucrats, workers seeking father-figures, and promiscuous bathhouse attendants populate this book. Its essays examine how ideals of manliness intersected with historical developments, the formation of national identities, and changing definitions of intimacy. This book is essential reading for students and scholars of gender theory and Russian theory alike.

Author Biography: Barbara Evans Clements is Professor of History Emeritus, University of Akron.

Author Biography: Rebecca Friedman is Assistant Professor of History, Florida International University.

Author Biography: Dan Healey is Lecturer in Russian History, University of Wales, Swansea.