impact of SPb law on Russian studies

[naiman at BERKELEY.EDU]

Dear Colleagues --

  Legislation just passed in St. Petersburg and awaiting administrative
approval is likely to have a chilling effect on scholarly work about
sexuality in Russian literature and culture.  In response to the law's
passage, the human rights organization AllOut.org is now encouraging a
prospective boycott on travel to the city in order to put pressure on
the governor not to sign the measure into law.
   These developments may be relevant to Slavists planning to travel to
SPb or то take a student group there.  For information, see:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/world/asia/anti-gay-law-stirs-fears-in-russia.html?ref=russia

http://www.gazeta.ru/news/lastnews/2012/02/29/n_2222201.shtml

http://allout.org/stpetersburg-dont-go

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