Viewpoints – Placecloud (English)

Denouncing ‘secret prostitutes’ in late imperial St Petersburg


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St Petersburg Russia What was a secret prostitute and why did the tsarist police deem them so concerning? This viewpoint answers these questions by examining an anonymous denunciation of a woman living at 25 Bol'shoi Prospekt in St Petersburg that was sent to the city police in 1905.
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