Women's Rights In Russia

Women and rights? Did anyone consider this topic as something deserving attention? The Revolution in 1917 in Russia become significant event in the women rights movement during long history of Russian Imperia and even in the World. In accordance with the Bolsheviks ideology, discrimination against women was seen as a special case of human discrimination class-antagonistic social systems. Because the majority of women workers belonged to the class of proletarians, the problem of their freedom from social inequality went to agreement with the task of emancipation of the proletariats. Thus, the elimination of all forms of exploitation and oppression was the goal of the proletarians and women. Like any other kind of repression, women discrimination …show more content…
The first Soviet Constitution of 1918 consolidated the political and civil equality of women and men. According to the Regulations on the elections the Uchereditelnoe Sobranie was formed from members that were “elected by the population based on universal, without distinction of sex, and equal suffrage by direct elections and secret ballot, with the beginning of proportional representation." This election was a powerful democratic breakthrough in the way of gender equality. Also, women obtained absolutely equal with men voting right. In this regard, it was a lot of controversy, during which cited a variety of reasons, however, first election took place in the summer and showed that women were considered the rights granted to them very seriously. Rosenberg described new political experience one of the women by following words, “My life is no longer without purpose and I call on you comrade female workers and peasants to join in public work.” More