Soviet Women in WWII

Alexander Prokhorov sashaprokhorov at GMAIL.COM
Wed Feb 19 19:35:35 UTC 2014


Dear Cynthia,

Who is the publisher?
I would like to use this novel in my course on Women's Culture in Soviet
Russia.
Thank you,
Sasha Prokhorov



On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 2:21 PM, Ruder, Cynthia A <Cynthia.Ruder at uky.edu>wrote:

>  Dear Colleagues:
>
> A former student is in the process of writing a graphic novel on Soviet
> Women in WWII. In particular, she is interested in any information that
> discusses women in auxiliary roles, such as laundresses, cooks, censors,
> telephone operators, and signalers.
>
> To give you some sense of the information required, here are some of the
> questions for which she is seeking answers:  Were these women attached to
> or members of the military?  How were their day-to-day activities organized
> and by whom?  What were the motivations for their participation in the war
> effort?  Were they local women?  Were they evacuated only to return to the
> front?  Were they partisans and then moved into these jobs?   Were they
> supervised by other women?
>
> Any information would be both useful and appreciated.  While Russian
> sources will likely be more numerous, the writer needs sources in English.
>
> Please reply to me off list--cynthia.ruder at uky.edu-- with any Russian &
> English sources that might be useful.  Thank you in advance for your help.
>
> Sincerely, Cindy Ruder
>
>  *Cynthia A. Ruder, Associate Professor*
>
>
>
>
> *University of Kentucky MCL/Russian Studies 1055 Patterson Lexington, KY
> 40506-0027 859.257.7026 <859.257.7026>*
> *cynthia.ruder at uky.edu* <cynthia.ruder at uky.edu>
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