Rural Women in the Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia

By Liubov Denisova

Book Overview

This is the first full-length history of Russian peasant women in the twentieth century in English, and tells the story of all rural women - from ordinary farm girls to agrarian professionals to prostitutes. It offers a comprehensive overview of employment patterns; marriages, divorces and family life; issues with health and raising children; and official regulations concerning rural women.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415838118
• ISBN13: 9780415838115
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"