ISBN:
9781350136090
Language:
English
Pages:
214 Seiten
Series Statement:
Library of modern Russia
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Leinarte, Dalia Family and the state in Soviet Lithuania
DDC:
306.85094793
Keywords:
Family policy History 20th century
;
Families History 20th century
;
Women Social conditions 20th century
;
Lithuania Social conditions 1945-1991
;
Lithuania Politics and government 1945-1991
Abstract:
"If the home remained a safe space for families during the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, why is it that the memories of women's domestic lives in Soviet Lithuania are so fragmented? In Family and the State in Soviet Lithuania, Dalia Leinarte deftly challenges the commonplace 'kitchen culture' idea that the home was a site of silent resistance where traditional Lithuanian values continued to be nurtured. Instead, this fascinating book reveals how the totalitarian state gradually abolished the private lives of Lithuanian families altogether. Based on over 100 interviews and an array of archival sources, this book analyses how family policy formed the everyday life of men and women and considers how the internalisation of Soviet ideology took place in the private sphere. From a well-developed after-school activity program for children to strict rules regarding the working hours of men and women, ultimately the family could not remain isolated from the regime. Family and the State in Soviet Lithuania is the first book to explore family policy in the Soviet Baltic states and is therefore a vital resource for scholars of Soviet and gender history"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
