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Alissa Klots, "Domestic Service in the Soviet Union; Women's Emancipation and the Gendered Hierarchy of Labor" (Cambridge UP, 2024)

New Books in Economic and Business History

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Class Struggles and Domestic Labor in Soviet Russia

This chapter delves into the initiatives by unions to uplift domestic workers in Soviet Russia through education and skill-building activities. It examines the evolving role of these workers amidst industrialization, shifts in power dynamics, and the societal undervaluation of domestic labor. The discussion also highlights the narratives of retired activists and the complexities of gender and class inequalities in the context of Soviet ideology.

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