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Outbreak. The Unknown History of HIV in the USSR

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In 1983, when HIV was discovered, Soviet propaganda called it a "virus of drug addicts and homosexuals" and blamed American intelligence services for its creation. The facts were hushed up, contraception and sex education were unavailable in a country where "there is no sex". "Outbreak" is a documentary portrait of late Soviet society against the backdrop of an unfolding epidemic. The heroes of this book are doctors, activists, scientists, journalists and ordinary people who encountered a dangerous virus and perceived it as a common misfortune that was impossible to fence off. As a result, HIV was outlived by the state itself, which tried to ignore it. The book by historian Irina Roldugina and cultural scientist Katerina Suverina is based on numerous archival sources, eyewitness accounts and the press of that time. The text is accompanied by illustrations - posters, collages and photographs, some of which are published for the first time.
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