Waiting at the Prison Gate
Women, Identity and the Russian Penal System
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Social Science, History
| Author: | Judith Pallott, Elena Katz | ISBN: | 9781786720337 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | November 29, 2016 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris | Language: | English |
| Author: | Judith Pallott, Elena Katz |
| ISBN: | 9781786720337 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | November 29, 2016 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris |
| Language: | English |
The Russian Federation has one of the largest prison populations in the world. Women in particular are profoundly affected by the imprisonment of a family member. Families and Punishment in Russia details the experiences of these women – be they wives, mothers, girlfriends, daughters - who, as relatives of Russia's three-quarters of a million prisoners, are the 'invisible victims' of the country's harsh penal policy. A pioneering work that offers a unique lens through which various aspects of life in twenty-first century Russia can be observed: the workings of criminal sub-cultures; societal attitudes to parenthood, marriage and marital fidelity; young women's quests for a husband; nostalgia for the Soviet period; state strategies towards dealing with political opponents; and the social construction of gender roles.
The Russian Federation has one of the largest prison populations in the world. Women in particular are profoundly affected by the imprisonment of a family member. Families and Punishment in Russia details the experiences of these women – be they wives, mothers, girlfriends, daughters - who, as relatives of Russia's three-quarters of a million prisoners, are the 'invisible victims' of the country's harsh penal policy. A pioneering work that offers a unique lens through which various aspects of life in twenty-first century Russia can be observed: the workings of criminal sub-cultures; societal attitudes to parenthood, marriage and marital fidelity; young women's quests for a husband; nostalgia for the Soviet period; state strategies towards dealing with political opponents; and the social construction of gender roles.
