| Gender in Modern Russia: 1850 to the Present Contributor(s): Retish, Aaron B. (Author), Melancon, Michael (Editor), Thatcher, Ian D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1350000876 ISBN-13: 9781350000872 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2025 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of October 2, 2025 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Social History - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Physical Information: 272 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Gender in Modern Russia traces the evolution of gender relations from the late Imperial period, through the Soviet Union, and up to the present day. It broadly examines the everyday lives of both women and men, as well as cultural and political constructions of gender and sexuality. Through a focus on the impact of four major themes - the state, work, the body and spirituality - Aaron B. Retish argues that the Communist experiment emancipated women and men from traditional social and political roles, but that crucially it did not break cultural roles and power relations. Retish goes on to show that this destabilization of gender roles largely explains why gender roles are so contested in present day Russia and why political, religious and cultural leaders use traditional gender images to assert control and to mobilize their base. It is a vital text for anyone seeking to know more about the social history of Russia in the modern period. |