A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai

52 - A.K. 47 - Sisters Part II

April 10, 2020 Kristen R. Ghodsee Season 2 Episode 25
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai
52 - A.K. 47 - Sisters Part II
Show Notes

In this episode Kristen Ghodsee reads the second part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 short story, "Sisters." The "Nepmen" in the story are Soviet revolutionaries that take advantage of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP) to get rich and return to traditional gender roles. Kollontai herself was very critical of the NEP and especially its effects on Soviet women. 

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