This is a country with machismo turned upside down. The men claim all the perks that come with it but want none of the responsibilities. Many times I have told my parents how grateful I am that they took my sister out of this country. It has often been pointed out that Russia is always represented by a woman s figure, a Motherland, as opposed to, say, Germany, which is associated with a male, a Father. All the war victory statues have a woman representing Russia.
Women are truly the sufferers and the heroes here.
As much as the communists have been claiming equality for women, it is almost jarring how unequal the sexes are. The proverbial glass ceiling here is made of concrete. Bear children, clean, cook, repeat. Sex This is a very open society when it comes to sex. The puritan forbidden mystery of it so prevalent in the US is nonexistent here.