Waiting at the Prison Gate: Women, Identity and the Russian Penal System
Judith Pallott, Elena Katz, "Waiting at the Prison Gate: Women, Identity and the Russian Penal System"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1784536601 | EPUB | pages: 272 | 2.1 mb
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1784536601 | EPUB | pages: 272 | 2.1 mb
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.