It’s clear that the author puts the blame on Stalin for the low participation of women in politics. In comparison to Lenin who wanted women to be more active in society, Stalin was quite the anti-feminist. Brown states the Stalin clearly wanted women to work hard in the factories in order to fulfill his plans, but he made sure women were kept in their place, never appointing females in high political office. After Stalin’s death, the notion that women were incapable of obtaining high political roles continued as the basis for keeping them lower
It’s clear that the author puts the blame on Stalin for the low participation of women in politics. In comparison to Lenin who wanted women to be more active in society, Stalin was quite the anti-feminist. Brown states the Stalin clearly wanted women to work hard in the factories in order to fulfill his plans, but he made sure women were kept in their place, never appointing females in high political office. After Stalin’s death, the notion that women were incapable of obtaining high political roles continued as the basis for keeping them lower