Prostitution flourished during Russia's First World War. Mass mobilisation and the displacement of millions of the empire's population challenged the tsarist state's ability to control both the movement and bodies of those buying and selling sex. In light of this, military and medical authorities shifted their attention more directly onto regulating men's bodies. Wartime social turmoil also increased the visibility of prostitution, which saw many enlisted men lament the apparent ‘moral decline’ that they witnessed on the front. This article examines how the tsarist authorities grappled to control the bodies of its populace on Russia's western front, and how the conflict had an impact upon ideas of morality and sexuality.

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前线的性：俄罗斯第一次世界大战中的卖淫和性病

第一次世界大战期间，卖淫业蓬勃发展。大规模动员和数百万帝国人口的流离失所挑战了沙皇国家控制性交易者的行动和身体的能力。有鉴于此，军事和医疗当局将注意力更直接地转移到调节男性身体上。战时的社会动荡也增加了卖淫的知名度，这让许多应征入伍的人感叹他们在前线目睹的明显“道德沦丧”。本文探讨沙皇当局如何努力控制俄罗斯西部前线的民众身体，以及冲突如何影响道德和性观念。