A Look At The History Of Gay Cruising In Moscow

Sex In The Soviet Closet: A History Of Gay Cruising In Moscow
Two naked young men touching, mid section
Two naked young men touching, mid section

One day in 1955, a railway stoker named Klimov entered the GUM department store, looking for a bite to eat. While inside, Klimov, 27, stopped by the bathroom.

"In the toilet a young lad came up to me, shook my hand and said, ‘Let's get acquainted,'" Klimov later recalled. The man's name was Volodya. He invited Klimov to the Lenin Museum.

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