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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 andWomen 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.
Contents
Table of ContentsList of TablesList of AbbreviationsNote on TransliterationSeries Editor Preface by Barbara Burrell and Dorothy Stetson1. Introduction: Women, Men, and Policymaking in 1990s Russia2. The Russian Institutional Opportunity StructureGender Ideologies and Motherhood Policy3. Gender Ideologies, Political Opportunity, and Motherhood Policy4. Women of Russia and Policymaking in the Duma, 1993 to 19955. The Moscow Center for Gender Studies and Equal Rights and Opportunities, 1996 to 1997Gender Ideologies and Military Service Policy6. Gender Ideologies, Political Opportunity, and Military Service Policy7. The Russian Committee Of Soldiers' Mothers and Military Service Policies, 1994 to 19978. The Limited Success of Men's Anti-Draft Organizing9. ConclusionAppendix: Standard Interview QuestionsBibliography