Women, Family and the Russian Revolution FORMAT:E-BOOK (EPUB) Many of the ideas expressed

Many of the ideas expressed by this new trend are strikingly similar to the theories of dialectical materialism worked out by Marx and Engels over 150 years ago

The class nature of the Soviet state

Rob Sewell argues that all this was not inevitable

fought to arm revolutionaries with this perspective: a Marxist understanding of the crisis

This collection is indispensable for the Marxists who must rise to face this challenge

Women, Family and the Russian Revolution FORMAT:E-BOOK (EPUB) Many of the ideas expressedThe Bolsheviks came to power in a workers and peasants revolution supported by the great majority of Russian women. Abortion was legalized immediately and made available to women without charge. For the first time wives were empowered to divorce their husbands, and many took the opportunity. In a society in which few homes had any basic amenities, it was envisaged that women would be freed from household drudgery by child care centers, communal dining