Organizing Women In Contemporary Russia


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Organizing Women In Contemporary Russia


Organizing Women In Contemporary Russia
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Author : Valerie Sperling
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999-11-04

Organizing Women In Contemporary Russia written by Valerie Sperling and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-11-04 with History categories.


A rich and clearly-written analysis of the women's movement in contemporary Russia.



Women And Transformation In Russia


Women And Transformation In Russia
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Author : Aino Saarinen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-26

Women And Transformation In Russia written by Aino Saarinen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-26 with Social Science categories.


This book looks at Russian women’s mobilization and agency during the two periods of transformation, the turn of the 19th-20th century and the 20th – 21st century. Bringing together the parallels between the two great transformations, it focuses on both the continuities and breaks and, importantly, it shows them from the grassroots point of view, emphasizing the local factor. Chapters show the international and transnational aspects of Russian women’s agency of different spheres and different historical periods. The book goes on to raise new research questions such as the evaluation and comparison of Soviet society and contemporary Russia from the point of view of gender and women’s possibilities in society.



Mothers And Soldiers


Mothers And Soldiers
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Author : Amy Caiazza
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-09-27

Mothers And Soldiers written by Amy Caiazza and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-27 with History categories.


As the Soviet communist regime gave way to democracy, the emergence of an entirely new political and social landscape had the potential to turn Russian society upside down. In Mothers and Soldiers: Organizing Men and Women in 1990s Russia, Amy Caiazza looks at the effects of this seismic change on gender roles, and specifically the role of women in a newly democratic Russia. By observing through a gendered lens institutions like the military, and the process of making public policy, Caiazza finds that despite the institutional disruption, the pattern of gender role ideologies maintained continuity from the former times while at the same time embracing aspects of Western feminism.



Women In Contemporary Russia


Women In Contemporary Russia
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Author : Vitalina Koval
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 1995

Women In Contemporary Russia written by Vitalina Koval and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Russia (Federation) categories.


The position of Russia has always been difficult. In spite of the Revolution in 1917, the legal, economic, social and political inequalities between men and women have remained severe. For more than seventy years the official propaganda of the Soviet system deliberately concealed from the public, in the West as well as the East, the actual position of women, presenting it in rose-colored hues and proclaiming that, under socialism, the issue of the position of women in society had been resolved once and for all. However, the opposite was true: women increasingly suffered from overt and covert discrimination. In fact, the discrepancy between the official and actual positioning of working women became so acute that it led to serious social problems. The democratic reforms of the mid-1980s brought some positive changes at last; for the first time, the "women's issue" was recognized as an urgent socio-political problem requiring serious investigation and practical measures. The authors of this collection of original essays, most of whom are social scientists at the Moscow Academy of Science, examine those aspects of life of women in Russia today which aremost pressing, not least those arising from the multi-ethnic composition of the Russian Federation that comprises more than one hundred different nationalities and in which women constitute fifty-three per cent of the population.



Women S Activism In Contemporary Russia


Women S Activism In Contemporary Russia
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Author : Linda Racioppi
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 1997

Women S Activism In Contemporary Russia written by Linda Racioppi and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.


They also examine the dynamics among these women's groups in Russia and reveal how the personal life histories of the activists reflect the ways women have responded to the changing political, economic, and social landscape in the former Soviet Union.



Democratization And Gender In Contemporary Russia


Democratization And Gender In Contemporary Russia
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Author : Suvi Salmenniemi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2008-05-20

Democratization And Gender In Contemporary Russia written by Suvi Salmenniemi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-20 with Political Science categories.


This book examines civic activism, democratization and gender in contemporary Russian society. It describes the character and central organizing principles of Russian democratic civic life, considering how it has developed since the Soviet period, and analyzing the goals and identities of important civic groups - including trade unions - and the meanings they have acquired in the context of wider Russian society. In particular, Suvi Salmenniemi investigates the gender dimensions, both masculine and feminine, of socio-political participation in Russia, considering what kinds of gendered meanings are given to civic organizations and formal politics, and how femininity and masculinity are represented in this context. Exploring the role of state institutions in the development of democratic civic life, the volume shows how, under the increasingly authoritarian Putin regime and its policy of ‘managed democracy’, independent civic activism is both thriving yet at the same constrained. Based on extensive fieldwork research, it provides much needed information on how Russians themselves view these developments, both from the perspective of civic activists and the local authorities.



Women In Russia And Ukraine


Women In Russia And Ukraine
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Author : Rosalind J. Marsh
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1996-03-14

Women In Russia And Ukraine written by Rosalind J. Marsh and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-03-14 with History categories.


In this book, leading western specialists and Russian and Ukrainian feminists examine how gender has shaped Russian and Ukrainian history from the twelfth century to the present. In particular, they analyse the current backlash against women's emancipation. Using new archival materials and the insights of feminist theory, the contributors explore the relevance of gender equality and difference in Russian history. They find that women have not merely submitted to the patriarchal system, but instead have found creative ways of resisting it. Chapters focusing on contemporary Russia discuss abortion, pornography, sexual minorities, young women's lifestyles, the impact of economic reform on women and the development of the women's movement. This book will be of interest to students and specialists in Russian, Ukrainian and women's studies, as well as to historians, political scientists, sociologists and economists.



Sex Politics And Putin


Sex Politics And Putin
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Author : Valerie Sperling
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2015

Sex Politics And Putin written by Valerie Sperling and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Political Science categories.


Is Vladimir Putin macho, or is he a "fag"? Sex, Politics, and Putin investigates how gender stereotypes and sexualization have been used as tools of political legitimation in contemporary Russia. Despite their enmity, regime allies and detractors alike have wielded traditional concepts of masculinity, femininity, and homophobia as a means of symbolic endorsement or disparagement of political leaders and policies. By repeatedly using machismo as a means of legitimation, Putin's regime (unlike that of Gorbachev or Yeltsin) opened the door to the concerted use of gendered rhetoric and imagery as a means to challenge regime authority. Sex, Politics, and Putin analyzes the political uses of gender norms and sexualization in Russia through three case studies: pro- and anti-regime groups' activism aimed at supporting or undermining the political leaders on their respective sides; activism regarding military conscription and patriotism; and feminist activism. Arguing that gender norms are most easily invoked as tools of authority-building when there exists widespread popular acceptance of misogyny and homophobia, Sperling also examines the ways in which sexism and homophobia are reflected in Russia's public sphere.



Gender Generation And Identity In Contemporary Russia


Gender Generation And Identity In Contemporary Russia
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Author : Hilary Pilkington
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-09-11

Gender Generation And Identity In Contemporary Russia written by Hilary Pilkington and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-11 with Political Science categories.


This book explores the lives and expectations of young women in the new Russia, looking at the enormous changes that the new social and economic environment have brought. The authors draw on the growing literature on gender and generation in the West which has arisen as a result of the recognition that the experience of youth is classed, raced and gendered and that the experience of gender is mediated by class, race, ethnicity, sexuality and age. They consider the role of the media, state and social institutions in shaping opportunities and experiences in the post-Soviet environment, focusing on the strategies employed by individual women to reforge social identities in a society in which they have been dislocated more acutely than in any other `postmodern' society.



Engendering Transition


Engendering Transition
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Author : Valerie Sperling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Engendering Transition written by Valerie Sperling and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Feminism categories.