Soviet History S19 Comments

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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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