دانلود کتاب Soviet Women – Everyday Lives

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Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
Experience as history
Notes
Chapter 2: Born in the USSR: Soviet identities
Self-characterisation of the Soviet woman
Official identities
Internal passports
Names
‘Ethnic nationality’
Generational cohorts
Social status
CP or not CP
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 3: A happy childhood
Soviet schooling
Curriculum content
‘Always ready’
Summer camp
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 4: Looking for love
Sources of knowledge
Inhibitors
Places to meet
Courtship
Sex before marriage
Single women and illegitimate children
Extra-marital affairs
Homosexuality
Nationality issues
Relationships with foreigners
Abuse of authority
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 5: Emancipation and equality
Contemporary reflections on equality
The domestic division of labour
Benefits of the Soviet system
Workplace friction
Domestic workers
Evident inequalities
Attitudes towards female sexuality
Sexual exploitation
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6: Health and welfare
Urban living
Workplace environments
Health care services
Bathing and the banya
Laundry
At the Soviet convenience
Menstruation
Food supply, storage and nutrition
Cigarettes and alcohol
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 7: Reproductive health and maternity
Attitudes to marriage and motherhood
Reproductive health
Abortion
Maternity wards
Maternity leave and childcare
Childrearing
Conclusions
Notes
Chapter 8: Consumption, Soviet style
Status markers
Street wear
Dressing for the job
Footwear
Regional dress
Underwear
Hairstyles
Cosmetics
Accessories
Soviet luxury
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 9: Custom, ritual and superstition before and after 1917
Writing about rites
Customs
‘Let’s Sit Down Before the Trip’
Bitter, bitter, bitter
Rituals
Baptism
Funerals
Superstitions
Fortune Telling
Black Cats
Conclusions
Notes
Chapter 10: Go West
Internal travel and tourism
The near abroad
Overseas visits and work placements
Realities of the West
Emigration
In lieu of a conclusion
Notes
Appendix 1: Foreign film showings in the Soviet Union
Appendix 2: Russian idioms and sayings
Bibliography
Women’s diaries and memoir literatures
Life stories, oral histories and interviews
English-language contextual sources
Russian-language contextual sources
Websites
Index