Reviews round-up
Motherland
by Julia Ioffe
3 of 3 critics positive
7 reviews: 1 rave, 2 positives; 4 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“a riveting new history”
Russian women take center stage in ‘Motherland,’ a riveting new history
“a refreshing argument”
Motherland — a plea for a feminist revolution in Russia
“a sharp critique of Russia’s treatment of women”
Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy by Julia Ioffe
Russia in review: Julia Ioffe offers a feminist history while Alfred Carry is unconvincing on convicted spy Maria Butina
Motherland by Julia Ioffe review – the matriarchs who built mother Russia | History books
The World’s Greatest Feminist Experiment Was Not Where You’d Think
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