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The article based on the analysis of the Soviet animated films of the “Long Fifties” (1946—1963) deals with the role of gender discourse in constructing the USA image. The au-thor discusses how the animation served as a weapon of the Cold War confrontation. Representations of American masculinity, femininity, love, marriage, […]

Riabov O. V. “I am so glad I don’t ...


The paper studies relation of migration for Nogais, a people residing in North Caucasus and migrating from there to other regions of Russia. We focus on migration of Nogais from one republic of North Caucasus, Daghestan, where local fertility is considerably higher than in most other regions of Russia, including […]

Kazenin K. I., Idrisov E. Sh., Imasheva M. ...


The ruling of households in Tajikistan still remains patriarchal. There exists the practice of distribution of gender roles in the society which was established earlier. Active inclusion of women into the process of labor migration tends to enter new behavior models into the social life of Tajikistan, which is not […]

Ryazancev S. V., Pismennaya E. E., Maksimova A. ...



The main purpose of this study is to analyze the current situation in the economic and demographic development of the population and households in the central Russia small cities, with special attention to the gender aspect. The method of statistical analysis was applied here. Additionally municipal statistics and population census […]

Kalabikhina I. E., Mokrensky D. N., Oborin M. ...


The article is devoted to understanding women’s question within Russian conservative thought of the XIX — first half of the XX c., using four dimensions: the methodological, insti-tutional, cultural, civilization. The author analyzes conservative ideas on nature and social roles of women as well as the impact of these ideas […]

Kozlova N. N. Women’s question in the political philosophy ...


The article analyzes the formation of the system of female education in Buryatia in the second half of XIX — early XX c. Presented is the information on the initiators of the first rural women’s school construction in Siberia. It is known that patron M. M. Asheduev, his wife M. […]

Altaeva А. Е. The formation of female education in ...



This article is an attempt to reconstruct the involvement of an illiterate peasant woman Mariya Gritsenko into politics and her behavior during the Great Terror. Besides, the author tries to work it out if a specific strategy of silence could be a kind of protest. The research is based on […]

Krotova M. V. The case of Mariya Gritsenko, peasant ...


Since ancient times in Russia women played an important role in the political, economic and cultural life. Deep intelligence, insight and foresight, diplomacy, patriotism characterize high moral and business qualities of the best Russian women. The second half of XIX — early XX c. in Russia is a time of […]

Korzhova E. Yu. The life span of the abbess ...





The article deals with the process of attracting Tuvan women to education as a conse-quence of political and socio-economic transformations, as a result of the formation of the independent state of the Tuvan People’s Republic in 1921. Amongst the ruling elite and the lamas of the clergy there were 106 […]

Dorzhu Z. Iu., Ochur N. M. The role ...


The author sets the task of revealing the issues of mutual assistance of women in times of difficult life situations (difficulties associated with the parents prohibition of marrying for love, cases of difficult life circumstances) based on the stories collected during field ethno-graphic work in different regions of Siberia (using […]

Fursova E. F. Mutual assistance in various life situations ...



The article “In the teeth of public opinion: Russian women-scientists in the late XVIII — early XIX c.” is dedicated to the history of Russian women-scientists of the period. Historical background was investigated as well as transformations in public opinion on the matter which took place at the turn of […]

Valkova O. А. In the teeth of public opinion: ...


The article compares the state measures and public initiatives undertaken in Russia and Kazakhstan with the aim of reducing the level of domestic violence against women and invol-ving the public in solving this problem. The authors basing their opinion on the data of socio-logical surveys of the population concluded that […]

Rostovskaya T. K., Kaliev Т. B., Zavyalova N. ...