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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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Evolving Rights: Domestic Labor in the Soviet Union

This chapter explores the transformation of domestic labor laws in the Soviet Union during the 1920s and early 1930s, focusing on the recognition of domestic workers as legitimate laborers. It highlights the impact of the 1918 labor code, the challenges faced by domestic workers in union activism, and the complexities of class dynamics in their pursuit of rights and fair compensation.

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