This book offers a fresh perspective on ethnic minority women, termed natsionalka, through decolonial theory and critical race studies. It examines Soviet documents, films, and publications to reveal the complexities of women's "emancipation" in early 20th-century Soviet society, challenging the narrative of benevolent colonialism.
Defending the Rights of Women of the 'Whole World'?
Focusing on transnational women's activism during the Cold War, this book explores the Women's International Defense Federation's (WIDF) significant impact on advocating for women's rights across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It highlights the federation's efforts to unite women globally in their fight for equality and justice, shedding light on the intersection of gender, politics, and international relations during a pivotal historical period.
"Yulia Gradskova is Associate Professor in History and works at the Department of History, Stockholm University, Sweden. Her research interests include Soviet and post-Soviet social and gender history, decolonial perspective on Soviet politics on emancipation of "woman of the East" and gender equality. Gradskova is the author of Soviet Politics of Emancipation of Ethnic Minority Women. Natsionalka (Springer, 2018) and co-editor of several books, including Gendering Postsocialism. Old Legacies and New Hierarchies (Routledge 2018, with Ildiko Asztalos Morell); Gender Equality on a Grand Tour. Politics and Institutions - the Nordic Council, Sweden, Lithuania and Russia (Brill, 2017 - with E. Blomberg, Y. Waldemarson and A. Zvinkliene)"--