The Invisible Combatants of World War II: Soviet Female Soldiers in the Socialist State

• Autores: Irene Sánchez
• Localización: Global strategy reports, ISSN-e 2695-8937, Nº. 11, 2022
• Idioma: inglés
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  • During World War II, the Soviet Union was the first belligerent country in which women fought on the front. They volunteered moved by their patriotic sentiments, rooted in the recent political changes of their country. The Soviet Constitution of 1936 granted women equal civil rights to men. The Soviet female soldier has been portrayed worldwide as a symbol of women’s emancipation in virtue of socialist ideas. In practice, Soviet traditional values did not experiment such evolution. The discourse about women’s contribution to war rapidly changed in the face of the victory. Soviet female soldiers were asked again to take care of their homes and repopulate their devastated country. In addition, they were absent in the victory celebrations and tributes. Having fought on the front turned for them into a traumatic experience and reason to be ashamed of.

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