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Union of Women of Russia

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Union of Women of Russia
LeaderAlevtina Fedulova
Dissolved1993
IdeologyFeminism

The Union of Women of Russia[a] (Russian: Союз женщин России (СЖР); known before 1991 as the Soviet Women's Committee)[1] was a women's political organisation in Russia. Its leader was Alevtina Fedulova.[2]

In 1993, it was the dominant force in the merger of the Association of Women Entrepreneurs and the Union of Navy Women to form the Women of Russia political bloc.[2][3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Also translated into English as the Women's Union of Russia

References

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  1. ^ Corigliano, Norma Noonan; Noonan, Norma C.; Nechemias, Carol (2001). Encyclopedia of Russian Women's Movements. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-313-30438-5.
  2. ^ a b Nechemias, Carol (2000). "Politics in Post-Soviet Russia: Where are the Women?" (PDF). Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization: 207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2015.
  3. ^ Rule, Wilma; Noonan, Norma C. (1996). Russian Women in Politics and Society. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-313-29363-4.