Women, the state, and revolution : Soviet family policy and social life, 1917-1936 / Wendy Z. Goldman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldman, Wendy Z., author.

Series:

Cambridge Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet studies ; 90.

Cambridge Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet studies ; 90

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Domestic relations--Soviet Union--History.

Domestic relations.

Family policy--Soviet Union--History.

Family policy.

Soviet Union--Politics and government--1917-1936.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 351 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Women, the State & Revolution

Soviet law and social change, 1917-1936.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When the Bolsheviks came to power in 1917, they believed that under socialism the family would 'wither away.' They envisioned a society in which communal dining halls, daycare centres, and public laundries would replace the unpaid labour of women in the home. Yet by 1936 legislation designed to liberate women from their legal and economic dependence had given way to increasingly conservative solutions aimed at strengthening traditional family ties and women's reproductive role. This book explains the reversal, focusing on how women, peasants, and orphans responded to Bolshevik attempts to remake the family, and how their opinions and experiences in turn were used by the state to meet its own needs.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780511995156

0511995156

9780511665158

0511665156

Publisher Number:

2027/heb05405 hdl