Women In The Russian Revolution

While the Russian revolution during the time of 1917 to 1922 was a period of civil unrest and an overall reconsidering of what is of worth and value to the Russian people, the concept of what was applicable to the modern Soviet woman was something shrouded in dispute. Whilst contributing to a large part of the population, women were often considered somewhat less or lower than the Russian man during the time of the Tsars. This new period of revolution meant an opportunity for women to be seen in a new light, and in new social, and political aspects. Whether or not this would be successful was yet to be seen.

The social liberties of the new revolutionised woman were such that they contributed to the support of the communist state via the upbringing of their children. However this was not to be executed in the same way Tsarist Russia had. The Bolsheviks adhered to their form of communism to …show more content…
Ideally, everyone’s children would be everyone’s responsibility1. This was perpetrated further by Alexandra Kollontai, the most prominent woman political figure in the Bolshevik party at the time of the revolution. She states “Communist society sees that the old type of family is breaking up, and that old pillars which supported the family as a social unit are being removed”2, referring to the nature of the reconstruction that was to occur in the new communist society. The workers state was to provide communal maternity homes and day nurseries in order to support all mothers. Such establishments were near necessary, due to the devastation of the civil wars that preceded the revolution, displacing 7 million children, leaving them homeless3. These state run nurseries provided many with the opportunity to provide for their families amidst the turmoil of the transition period between tsarist rule