I agree! It is really disheartening that this standard was and is still the case to a degree.
Month: May 2019
Comment on So Now We Have Equality by Elie Flack
Thanks! Soviet women really did have a lot to live up to and it seems like it was an extremely difficult standard to uphold.
Comment on The Thaw of Women by Elie Flack
Thanks! I read your post and it was really interesting! I agree with you though that it is an ongoing struggle. It seems like when there is one step forward there are two steps back. It is getting better though, just slow progress!
Comment on The Thaw of Women by Elie Flack
Thanks! I agree with you! I think an argument can definitely be made that women are not on the same level as men. You can eve see that here in the United States.
Comment on The Thaw of Women by Elie Flack
Thanks! I read Sabrina’s post as well and it was really interesting! It was really sad though to see how on the surface women had more freedom, but in reality were still not really there yet.
Comment on Communism…From a Distance by jndickey
Austin, your post was awesome to read. I am glad you mentioned the progressive era of 30’s. I think you addressed one key aspect of the progressive era and restructuring of society to empower women as workers and soldiers. And as you pointed out with the Pavlichenko example women proved to be invaluable to the war effort! You also do a great job or providing how crucial snipers were to halting the Nazi invasion of 1939–especially in Stalingrad. Thanks for the interesting read.
Comment on Bye, Bye Vodka by jndickey
Lara, I found your topic interesting to read about. And I am not surprised that mortality rates and crime waves increased after these laws went into affect. To compare America to this, the same effects occurred after Prohibition. Mob waves and smuggling increased as did alcohol related fatalities because moonshiners did not have the same federal regulations as distilleries and sold dangerous product. It is crazy to see how many events in Russia’s history are similar to our own.
Comment on All Along the Watchtower: The Soviet Vietnam by jndickey
Tim, glad you included the cultural and social changes of the war in Afghanistan because it adds crucial pieces to the puzzle of the complex relationship between the USSR and its citizens in the 1980’s. You used a lot of great examples and comparisons that made your post easily understandable and interesting.
Comment on Death and Dissolution by jndickey
Hey Ajmal, I enjoyed the reading the post. Just so I am understanding your argument, the invasion and elongated involvement in Afghanistan is what ensured the fall of the Soviet Union. I like the quotes you use to communicate how impossible the task of conquering or puppeting Afghanistan was. I find it ironic the reversal of feudal ways, the political awakening of the masses, and revolution/counterrevolution in Afghanistan reminds me of the Bolshevik Revolution of the Soviet Union.
Comment on Complications Industrializing by jndickey
Sorry for the confusion, I see your point connecting my image to my post more. And I have an answer for you! It was small stations and railway lines like this one outside Murmansk that connected the USSR’s major resource hubs. These railways transported soldiers in WWII, moved the lumber, coal, and metals that factories utilized, and spread the ideas of the USSR’s varying cultures. The image gives a visual to much larger concepts that made the USSR able to function.
