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When Stalin came to power, homosexuality was considered a crime in the Soviet Union, and his order revoked article 154 of the Penal Code, which punished voluntary sexual relations between men for 3 to 5 years in prison.
“Ježov was not only a non-traditional sexual orientation commissioner, but also a commissioner for the mentally ill. He maintained intimate relationships with men without hiding too much, but he was no different from his wife,” said historian and writer Alexander Miasnikov.
However, when Nikolai Yezov was replaced by the USSR NKVD People’s Commissar in 1936, he quickly earned the reputation of “Yezovschina”. And not because of his homosexuality, but because of his order that the massive repression began. By ruthlessly destroying the “enemies” of the regime, Yezov became one of the most powerful Soviet leaders, earning the nickname “blood dwarf” due to his short stature and actions. The height of the lake was only 150 cm. It is also believed that this may have influenced his sadistic leanings.
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