Women, the Bureaucracy, and Daily Life in Postwar Moscow, 1945-1953

by Greta Bucher

Overview

This monograph examines the Soviet state's attempt to rebuild and repopulate following World War II by offering to support families while encouraging women to enter the full-time work force. However, combined with the realities of postwar life and broken promises, this program was lacking and forced women to adopt their own survival strategies. The conflict between economic reality and the state's demands dictated the shape of women's lives as they attempted to balance both domestic concerns and professional advancement. This study scrutinizes a society that loudly proclaimed sexual equality and support for women workers, but these goals were never feasible because of the failure of the state to provide the structures necessary for equality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780880335805
Publisher:	East European Monographs
Publication date:	05/30/2006
Series:	East European Monograph , #682
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Greta Bucher is associate professor of history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Editorial Reviews

Bucher's book will be of great interest to scholars of family and gender history.

Slavic Review - Deborah A. Field

A concise overview... useful to students in Russian history and comparative women's studies.

The Russian Review - Beatrice Farnsworth

Bucher's book will be of great interest to scholars of family and gender history.

— Deborah A. Field

Slavic Review

A concise overview... useful to students in Russian history and comparative women's studies.

— Beatrice Farnsworth

The Russian Review