Encyclopedia of Russian Women's Movements
Contributors: Norma Corigliano Noonan (Editor); Carol Nechemias (Editor)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: July 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780313304385
Subjects: Reference works; Social Science; Reference; Sociology; Feminism & Feminist Theory; General; Sociology - General; Social Science / Sociology / General; Women's Studies - General; Encyclopedias; Feminism; Russia; Russia (Federation); Soviet Union
First sentence: From the early nineteenth century until the October Revolution of 1917, when the Soviet political system was established, tsarist Russia witnessed the development of many women's groups and movements.