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The number of women in Russian politics has increased; at the federal level, this is partially due to electoral victories by Women of Russia bloc in the Duma. [59] The 1990s saw an increase in female legislators; another notable increase occurred during the 2007 elections, when every major political party increased its number of female ...
Between 1907 and 1917, the League for Women's Equal Rights was the most important feminist organization in Russia. Like the Russian Women's Mutual Philanthropic Society, it was focused on education and social welfare, but it also pushed for equal rights for women, including suffrage, equal inheritance, and an end to passport restrictions
Many early Russian feminists and ordinary Russian working women actively participated in the Revolution, and all were affected by the events of that period and the new policies of the Soviet Union. The provisional government that took power after the February 1917 overthrow of the tsar promoted liberalism and made Russia the first major country ...
In 2002, 10% of the Russian armed forces (100,000 of a total active strength of 988,100) were women according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, [14] [page needed] whereas researcher Aleksandr I. Smirnov stated that about 114,600 women had military contracts that year.
FKU [nb 1] Corrective Colony No. 2 of the FSIN of Russia for the Republic of Mordovia, [1] or simply IK-2 Yavas, is a women's corrective colony in Russia. [2] It is located near Yavas, Mordovia, about 300 mi (480 km) southeast of Moscow. [3] [4] It is known for the incarceration of WNBA player Brittney Griner.
The Soviet Constitution included a series of civil and political rights. Among these were the rights to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of assembly and the right to religious belief and worship. In addition, the Constitution provided for freedom of artistic work, protection of the family, inviolability of the person and ...
Iceland: Educational institutions open to women. [16] Russia: Universities open to women. [16] Serbia: Female university students are fully integrated into the university system. [17] 1906. Finland: Women gain the right to stand for election. Honduras: Married women granted separate economy. [8] Honduras: Legal majority for married women. [8]
Violence against women in Russia (1 C, 61 P) Pages in category "Women's rights in Russia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.