Titlebook: Russian Women and the End of Soviet Socialism; Everyday Experiences Judith McKinney Book 2020 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(

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Coping Strategies,n said, in order to get by they “contrived, used cunning, and cooked porridge.” As the women in my group of respondents dealt with the challenges and uncertainties arising from the state’s economic policies—and its inability to implement those policies as intended—they both relied on familiar coping

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Working for Oneself: Small Business Ventures,ely on the creation of a business; others ended up as entrepreneurs unexpectedly and out of necessity, since they had few other opportunities to earn an income. All of the entrepreneurs with whom I spoke took pride in their initiative and in their accomplishments. In contrast, several women who chos

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Voucher Privatization,th the stated goals of the reformers. At least initially, those who designed the Russian privatization program wanted the process to be quick, to be perceived as fair, and to generate revenue for the state. The arrangements ultimately put into effect failed on most (some would say on all) counts. Fo

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Dissolution of a Multinational Empire: Migration Flows and Ethnic Relations,oth the women who had always lived in Yaroslavl and those who had moved there from other republics expressed sorrow at the deterioration of relations among the former republics. Three sets of experiences are described at length—that of a woman who moved as a girl from Azerbaijan to Yaroslavl in the

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New Freedoms,ome of the women I interviewed, the pleasure provided by greater freedom to travel, to practice religion and to participate in political debate was profound, leading them to view the late 1980s and early 1990s with nostalgia despite the economic difficulties of the period. This chapter explores how

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