Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
Abstract
The fall of communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union marked the end of an era in which official ideology and state policy often masked the reality of citizens' lives. This contradiction was particularly acute for women, a group that the Soviet model of communism was intended to emancipate (Basu, 1995; Bystydzienski, 1992; Corrin, 1992; Einhorn, 1993; Millarand and Wolchik, 1994; Nelson and Chowdhury, 1994; Rueshchemeyer, 1994). Under the guise of Marxist-Leninist ideology, women were accorded an equal right to work and to participate in the building of socialism. The Soviet model, which was imposed to a greater or lesser extent on all of the Eastern European countries, was meant to embody this precept.
Recommended Citation
Smith '96, Alicia (1996) "The Contradictions of Change: The Relative Status of Women in the Work Force After the," Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 1Available at: https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/respublica/vol1/iss1/5
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