Jacobin on MSN

The triumph and tragedy of Russian women

Julia Ioffe left the Soviet Union in 1990 at age seven, when her family immigrated to the United States. In her newly ...
Matt and Julia on MSN

Life in Russian countryside (visiting a dacha in Siberia)

Explore the phenomenon of young people in Russia moving from urban areas to the vast countryside. This video delves into the ...
Yahoo

Russia wants a baby boom, but some women resist becoming a mother for the motherland

While addressing a crowd at the Eurasian Women's Forum in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed government policy geared toward helping women achieve the ultimate ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

In Mixed Message On International Women's Day, Putin Says Motherhood Is Women's 'Preordination'

President Vladimir Putin sent a mixed message to Russia's women to mark International Women's Day, lauding their contribution in the war against Ukraine while emphasizing that the most important duty ...
The New York Times

Family Values or Fighting Valor? Russia Grapples With Women’s Wartime Role.

Russian military efforts to recruit women from prisons and civilian life have clashed with President Vladimir V. Putin’s conservative agenda. By Anatoly Kurmanaev and Ekaterina Bodyagina The Russian ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Siberian Woman Photographing Life In Russia's Forgotten Heartland

Photographer Svetlana Likhanova has been exploring the villages of Russia’s Kuznetsk Basin for the past several years, a theme that has become a quiet obsession Svetlana Likhanova was born in Yurga, a ...