edinerjim (Erdely’s Daily Dose of Red), came up with a really good point I thought you might find interesting regarding the roles of women!
Author: rachelharriman10
Comment on Off With Their Heads! by rachelharriman10
I actually never really made that connection, in regards to female rights along with the decrease in feminism. I wonder if that was an objective of the Bolshevik party or if it was just an unforeseen product?
Comment on Blog 3 – Militarization of Labor by rachelharriman10
When the Bolsheviks began to implement the militarization of labor it introduced a new lifestyle and regiment into the Russian populations life. Though it was often hard labor and not ideal, it gave the Russians a task that took up their time, time maybe that they would be using to plan revolts and revolutions. However, labor produced products and in the eyes of a deprived country it was progress.
Comment on Whatta man, whatta man, whatta mighty masculine man! by rachelharriman10
I think it is important to comment upon the changes that female’s had or chose to undergo in order to fit in and feel as though they had say. Though when comparing this time period to the United States we see immense distinction. Russian females were coerced to take upon a more masculine identity in the early twenties based on pressures from certain organizations like the Komsomol. While in the United, females took a much different direction. Make-up, jewelry and dress became very important to the American woman while as you mentioned in your post, Russian females began to adopt male tendencies and different styles of clothing.
Comment on Lenin’s Soviet Children by rachelharriman10
Personally, I think it went well considering his predecessor Stalin and even Putin today use propaganda to influence young minds within the country.
Comment on Lenin’s Soviet Children by rachelharriman10
Referring to the Freeze text, the Bolsheviks at times used elements of the old regime in their decisions and actions. Although the Freeze text says that it wasn’t intentional, I think the Russian population may have appreciated that some traditions didn’t change.
Comment on Lenin’s Soviet Children by rachelharriman10
But of course, it’s all about that propaganda!!
Comment on It all started with bread by rachelharriman10
I think it is important to understand that though many stood up against the Russian Provisional Government and Tsar Nicolas II himself, it was the women who began a revolution that would change Russia forever. This act of bravery coming from the female population of Russia in the early 1900s, if properly documented and presented to the outside world would be both inspiring and empowering to women all around the world. Therefore, your ending statement is true but I would add “don’t mess with a women’s bread or her family”.
Comment on Revolution within the Russian Army by rachelharriman10
Do you think Nicholas II believed that his presence in the Russian Army was going to effect the moral of the soldiers positively? Or was it a move of self-confidence, though it led to his demise? Though talking about his move to the front lines in class and reading about it in our Freeze text, I am still unsure of the exact reasons Nicolas II decided to join the Russian Army. In my opinion, I think it was an act of arrogance: believing he could help turn around the war with just his presence, what could he do at the front lines that he couldn’t do in the safety of his home?
Comment on Episode 2: Attack of the Bolsheviks by rachelharriman10
Your blog speaks very well to the chronology and the slowly deteriorating power of the Provisional Government. I think it’s important to remember, and it’s something you point out, that the Revolution wasn’t simply overnight but a long drawn-out series of events that pushed the Russian citizens to their breaking point. This time period in Russia shares characteristics of Germany when Hitler was rising to power. When a population has lost their sense of direction they turn to a figure head/movement that they think will better their living standards and overall livelihood. The fall of the Russian Provisional Government was inevitable.
