Theoretical debates within contemporary Russian feminism

Chebankova, Elena (2016) Theoretical debates within contemporary Russian feminism. Russian Politics, 1 (3). pp. 223-251. ISSN 2451-8913

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Abstract

Feminism emerged as an important ideological trend in contemporary Russia. Different strands of this thought focus on divergent problems experienced by Russian women. Some researchers consider the experience of women representing Russia’s growing middle class. Others tend to focus on the problems of dispossessed and less privileged layers of the Russian society. The difference in the focus of attention is reminiscent of the pre-existing Western division of the feminist thought on the feminism of equality and feminism of difference. This paper will consider the main directions of these debates in Russia focusing on key aspects pondered by feminism in general. It will also argue that the state deploys both strands of feminist thought selectively in situations that suits its ideological and political purposes.

Keywords:feminism, Russian politics, philosophy, ideologies, JCNotOpen
Subjects:L Social studies > L200 Politics
L Social studies > L216 Feminism
L Social studies > L210 Political Theories
Divisions:College of Social Science
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Deposited On:06 Apr 2017 08:47

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