LIFE STORIES OF SOVIET WOMEN by Melanie Ilic ( 9780415814690 )

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Title:

LIFE STORIES OF SOVIET WOMEN
THE INTERWAR GENERATION

By:

Melanie Ilic

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0415814693

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9780415814690

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

5 August, 2013

Series:

Routledge Studies in the History of Russia and Eastern Europe

Pages:

200

Synopsis:

This book provides a rich picture of what everyday life was like for women in Soviet times by presenting the life stories of eight women who were born in the interwar period. The life stories are told through interviews with the women who were well educated and well placed in Soviet society, often in elite positions, and therefore well able to observe and articulate the wider conditions for Soviet women besides their own personal circumstances. The interviews, which are edited and preceded by a full introduction setting the context, touch on a wide variety of issues: key events in Soviet history; religion and nationalities policies; and women's everyday experiences of life in the Soviet Union - growing up and going to school; education; falling in love and getting married; giving birth and starting a family; housework and paid employment; travel; leisure and culture; and remembering the past.

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16 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white halftones, 1 black & white

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Routledge

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