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

By: Greta Bucher

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Hardcover | 30 May 2006 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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"A concise overview... useful to students in Russian history and comparative women's studies." -- Beatrice Farnsworth, The Russian Review "Bucher's book will be of great interest to scholars of family and gender history." -- Deborah A. Field, Slavic Review

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History European History Society & Culture Social Groups Gender Studies Gender Studies: Women and Girls Specific Events & Topics in History Social & Cultural History Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000

Post War 20th Century History after 1945 Science Science in General

Introduction	p. 1
Housekeeping and daily life	p. 25
Propaganda and the bureaucratic shuffle	p. 39
Women and work	p. 61
Child care	p. 83
Housing and communal facilities	p. 107
Health care and abortion	p. 137
Sexual relationships and family life	p. 175
Conclusions	p. 191
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