Nineteenth-century Russia has been known to the West mainly through the writings of men. Russian women, however, were far from silent and have left vivid testimony about their families, their education, their careers, and their country. This collection presents, for the first time in English, the lives of eleven remarkable Russian women as told in their own words. These autobiographies span the century and cover a wide range of classes and professions. Among the authors are women of the gentry (Natalia Grot), the merchant class (Aleksandra Kobiakova), the lower bureaucracy (Praskovia...
Nineteenth-century Russia has been known to the West mainly through the writings of men. Russian women, however, were far from silent and have left vi...
The 12 essays in this volume break new ground in showing the ways in which ideas about sexuality, gender and the body have shaped and been shaped by Russian literature, history, art and philosophy from the medieval period to the present day. The essays draw on a wide range of approaches - from postmodern and Foucault-influenced theories to more traditional historical and philological readings - but all are informed by feminist theory and practice in studying how gender has shaped the representations of bodies and sexual pleasures in Russia. Subjects discussed include the figure of the...
The 12 essays in this volume break new ground in showing the ways in which ideas about sexuality, gender and the body have shaped and been shaped by R...
