A History of Women in Russia: From Earliest Times to the Present PDF
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A History of Women in russiA This page intentionally left blank A History of Women russiA in From Earliest Times to the Present BarBara Evans ClEmEnTs c c c c c IndIana UnIversIty Press BloomIngton and IndIanaPolIs This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, Indiana 47404-3797 USA iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 © 2012 by Barbara Evans Clements All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. MANUfActUred IN the UNIted StAteS of AMerIcA Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Clements, Barbara Evans, 1945- A history of women in Russia : from earliest times to the present / Barbara Evans Clements. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-253-00097-2 (alkaline paper) — ISBN 978-0-253-00101-6 (pbk. : alkaline paper) — ISBN 9780253001047 (e-book) 1. Women—Russia—History. 2. Women— Soviet Union—History. 3. Women—Russia (Federation)—History. I. Title. HQ1662.C575 2012 305.40947—dc23 2011045345 1 2 3 4 5 17 16 15 14 13 12 To my mother, Champe Winston evans (1915–91), a widow who worked the double shift in the days of Leave It to Beaver. This page intentionally left blank A good wife is more precious than jewels. the PrIMAry chroNIcle c c c c c When the Devil himself has failed, he sends a woman. rUSSIAN Proverb This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Note on Dates, Transliteration, and Names xix Glossary xxi A Sketch of the Historiography xxiii 1. The Women of the Rus, 900–1462 1 2. The Age of The Domostroi, 1462–1695 25 3. Empresses and Serfs, 1695–1855 64 4. Industrialization and Urbanization, 1855–1914 112 5. Activist Women and Revolutionary Change, 1890–1930 158 6. Toil, Terror, and Triumphs, 1930–53 211 7. Making Better Lives, 1953–91 253 8. Gains and Losses, 1991–2010 286 Conclusions 316 Notes 321 Bibliography 337 Index 361
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