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Gender, State and Society in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia (edited by Sarah Ashwin; Routledge, 2000)
Women and Political Change: Perspectives from East-Central Europe (edited by Susan Bridger; Macmillan, 1998)
Women in the Politics of Postcommunist Eastern Europe, 2nd edn (edited by Marilyn Rueschemeyer; ME Sharpe, 1998)
Women's Voices in Russia Today (ed. Elina Haavio-Mannila and Anna Rotkirch; Dartmouth, 1996)
Russian Women in Politics and Society (edited by Norma Noonan, Wilma Rule; Greenwood, 1996)
Cinderella Goes to Market: Citizenship, Gender and Women's Movements in East Central Europe (Barbara Einhorn; Verso, 1993) - Reviewed by Alexis Gosselin in the CTHEORY webzine.
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The Challenge of Transition -
Women in Parliament in Russia
For would-be women politicians, connections still the best bet
Russia: the Country of Male Power
Irina Khakamada - the website of one of the most prominent women in Russian politics. Khakamada is a deputy speaker in the lower house of parliament, and a deputy leader of the Union of Right Forces faction.
Pamfilova: Hoping for a Female President
Woman to Administer Social Affairs Portfolio
Being a Woman Politician in Today's Russia
Women of Russia - this article looks at the Women of Russia movement as it was in early 1999. See also the Women of Russia platform and a bio of Ekaterina Lakhova.
Women's Movement of Russia - English-language section of the official website of this political party, which is led by Ekaterina Lakhova.
Assembly's Sole Female Ponders Her Role on Women's Day
Women take on "Men's Duma"
Chauvinism Stands in Way of Women Electoral Candidates
What will be the outcome of the feminist revolution in the Duma?
Articles on women and politics in We/Myi magazine:
Women's Rights in Russia, No. 10, 2000
Women's Political Participation in Russia
Paths for Russian Women into Politics
Russia's women say they have never had it so bad
Equal opportunities for women a long way off
Monica Highlights Russian Culture
Women during the 1996 elections in Russia
Concept for the Improvement of the Status of Women in the Russian Federation
by Nadezhda Shvedova from the Russian Academy of Sciences. This article is one of the case studies for a report looking at women in politics around the world, by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
Women who have political influence as the wives or daughters of powerful men like Gorbachev and Yeltsin. (The Russia Journal, September 27, 1999)
by Julia Urakcheeva from Rostov-on-Don: "Jackets, trousers and neckties have filled up the Russian parliament - the State Duma. Here we have 90% male representatives and only 10% females." (The Harbinger, April 25, 2000)
Fight Against Corruption is a Fight Against Society
Interview with Irina Khakamada (The Russia Journal, March 22, 1999)
In March 2000, Ella Pamfilova, leader of the For Civic Dignity movement, became the first woman to run for president in Russia. She lost, of course. (St Petersburg Times, March 24, 2000)
Politics is for People
an interview with Ella Pamfilova, then a member of parliament, and former minister for social security. (Woman Plus magazine, Issue 2/1998)
There is also a Pamfilova website (entirely in Russian).
Valentina Matviyenko was appointed a deputy prime minister for social affairs in September 1998. She is still in the Cabinet now, in 2001. (RFE/RL report, September 23, 1998)
Ladies First, With the Backing of a Man
Valentina Matviyenko ran for governor of St Petersburg in 2000. She withdrew from the race when it became obvious she would lose. (The Russia Journal, March 13, 2000)
Article by Galina Staravoitova, who was shot dead in November 1998 in St. Petersburg. For more reading by and about this exceptional woman, see the Galina Starovoitova Tribute Page.
Natalya Yevdokimova describes what it's like to be the only woman in the 48-member upper house of parliament. (St Petersburg Times, March 10, 2000)
Predictions for women candidates in the December 1999 elections, focusing on Irina Khakamada. (St Petersburg Times, November 12, 1999)
An overview of women's participation on the eve of parliamentary elections. See also Leading Ladies for brief backgrounds on ten top women candidates. (St Petersburg Times, December 17, 1999)
Bills on women's rights and equal opportunity are submitted to parliament. By Elena Kotchkina, the Gender Expertise Project, MCGS (November 20, 1997)
Nadezhda Azhgikhina's reflections on Russian women's political achievements in the year following the Beijing Women's Conference.
Abstracts in English of articles in a special issue of this Russian-language magazine, focusing on women's participation in elections and political life.
Archived posting on the Women-Power list from October 1999, by Larisa Skuratovskaya.
Irina Yukina gives examples of participation in women's NGOs as a path into politics. (Give and Take, Summer 2000)
Report on a meeting in parliament, at which Russia's top female politicians unveiled measures designed to restore the position of women. (Reuters, May 22, 2000)
Gender issues ignored in Russian election campaigns. (IPS, March 7, 2000)
A revealing study of Russian attitudes toward the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal.
Transcript of TV interview with Eleanor Randolph, who was in Russia reporting for the Washington Post.
on a UN server: information from the National Conference on Women and Development: Rights, Reality, Prospects (Moscow, 13-14 December 1994).
For similar materials, see also the Russia page at WomenWatch, a women's rights branch of the United Nations.