Women in the Khrushchev Era

MELANIE ILIC is Lecturer in Russian and Soviet History, Women's History and Women's Studies. She is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies, the University of Birmingham. Her current research is in the areas of Russian Women's Studies and Soviet Economic History. She has recently published Women Workers in the Soviet Inter-War Economy: From 'Protection' to 'Equality' (Macmillan Press, 1999) and is editor of Women in the Stalin Era (Palgrave, 2001). SUSAN REID is Lecturer in Russian Visual Arts at the University of Sheffield. She has publi

Exploring diverse subjects including housing, space flight, women workers, cinema, religion and consumption, the volume places the analysis of specific events or issues within a broader discussion of economic, political, ideological and international developments to provide a full analysis of the era.This collection of essays examines women in the Khrushchev era, using both newly-accessible archival material and a re-reading of published sources. Exploring diverse subjects including housing, space flight, women workers, cinema, religion and consumption, the volume places the analysis of specific events or issues within a broader discussion of economic, political, ideological and international developments to provide a full analysis of the era.