Pederasty

Psychiatry, Dermatology & Venereology

Also known as: Sodomy, Male homosexuality

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

This entry defines pederasty as male-to-male sexual relations. It directs the reader to the broader articles on homosexuality and sexual perversions for further context.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

PEDERASTY, sodomy, homosexual relations between persons of the male sex (see Homosexuality, Sexual perversions).

Cite this page

“Pederasty.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/pederasty/