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Waiting at the Prison Gate : Women, Identity and the Russian Penal System, PDF eBook

Waiting at the Prison Gate : Women, Identity and the Russian Penal System PDF

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The Russian Federation has one of the largest prison populations in the world.

Women in particular are profoundly affected by the imprisonment of a family member.

Families and Punishment in Russia details the experiences of these women-be they wives, mothers, girlfriends, daughters-who, as relatives of Russia's three-quarters of a million prisoners, are the "invisible victims" of the country's harsh penal policy.

A pioneering work that offers a unique lens through which various aspects of life in twenty-first century Russia can be observed: the workings of criminal sub-cultures; societal attitudes to parenthood, marriage and marital fidelity; young women's quests for a husband; nostalgia for the Soviet period; state strategies towards dealing with political opponents; and the social construction of gender roles.

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