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How did Russia go from being the most progressive country in the world to being the reactionary land that it is today? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah sorry for not being clear it was specifically the phrase "Alexander.. implemented orthodox Christianity" that had me rolling. It happened a bit earlier than that.

And the actual criminalization happened under Nicholas I in 1835, specifically as a reaction to secular revolutionary movements in France (which decriminalized homosexuality). Also to align with Prussia and Austria which had punitive laws. The idea was to strengthen the church as a bulwark against uprisings.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah thats fair, my understanding of this isnt great; I just knew the gist of that the tsars trended towards implementing reactionary policies but not the detail of it; do you have any good sources on this?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

sources on what specifically?