A stage adaptation of the Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich’s “The Unwomanly Face of War” gives Soviet women credit for their complex roles in World War II. By Laura Cappelle Reviewing from ...
Julia Ioffe’s new blend of history and family biography takes on the contradictions of female selfhood in Soviet Russia, from achievement to marginalization ...
Click to open image viewer. NASM-9A19521: Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) ferry pilot in the cockpit of a Bell P-63A Kingcobra; circa 1944. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information.
1. “Clench your hearts like a fist!” cried the legendary navigator Marina Raskova as she rallied members of the Soviet Union’s female air regiments, including fighter pilots and night bombers. The ...
A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy” is to take a rambling ride — or a crash course if this is ...
This article is part of the CSIS executive education program Understanding the Russian Military Today. From the all-women Death Battalion led by Maria Bochkareva in the Russian Revolution, to the ...
“My unknown American friend! … it seems to me that the American radio broadcasts for the USSR … only prevent us from getting a correct impression of … the American people … I would like you to tell me ...
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