Monthly Archives: October 2010

Women’s Movement in Contemporary Russia (Summary)

Posted on October 15, 2010 by jelassin

The Soviet Union claimed to leave behind the bourgeois notions of patriarchy and the subjugation of women, declaring the genders equal in all endeavors.  My interview with Olga Lipovskaya challenges these assertions and portrays her as a symbol for a … Continue reading →

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Women’s Activism in Contemporary Russia Summary

Posted on October 15, 2010 by jelassin

The Soviet Union claimed to leave behind the bourgeois notions of patriarchy and the subjugation of women, declaring the genders equal in all endeavors.  My interview with Olga Lipovskaya challenges these assertions and portrays her as a symbol for a more radical form of feminism that never came to fruition in contemporary Russia.  Here was [...] Continue reading →

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