Vijay Prashadįunny and politically illuminating, Ghodsee writes with the clear-sighted directness of the revolutionary women she describes. Ghodsee lifts up the immense contradiction between the future-oriented social hopes of these revolutionaries, these exiles from the future, and the grip of the social conventions of the present. Grace BlakeleyĪ beautiful book about the intimate lives and bold ideas of a range of Communist women, people who built their revolutionary dreams into reality. Required reading for anyone seeking out an alternative to #girlboss feminism. The women Ghodsee profiles are committed socialists who realise that women's liberation is incompatible with capitalism, and who also frequently struggle against the centralisation of power within their own countries. Red Valkyries is a fascinating alternative history of the feminist movement, told from the perspective of the east rather than the west. Can we still imagine this, in our era obsessed with victimization? Slavoj Zizek The five figures analyzed were fighters who pursued the feminist cause through their full engagement in revolutionary political struggle. Ghodsee's Red Valkyries is exactly the book needed to correct this misperception and help feminism to rejoin its radical past. In our historical moment, quotas of women in power positions and correct manners or expressions are obfuscating the long historical link between feminism and radical politics. Written with clarity and zest, Red Valkyries is an illuminating introduction to the extraordinary lives of prominent socialist women in the Soviet Union and Bulgaria. Kristen Ghodsee breaks down the wall liberal feminism built in women's history, bringing to life a vision of emancipation that continues to be worth fighting for. We've needed this book longer than we know: celebrating and learning from revolutionary socialist women, Red Valkyries gifts us with models essential to today's struggles. In brief conversational chapters–with plenty of concrete examples from the history of the state socialist countries in Eastern Europe and contemporary reflections on the status of women in the world today–Ghodsee renders the big ideas of socialist feminism accessible to those newly inspired by the emancipatory politics of insurgent left feminist movements around the globe. Always walking a fine line between the need for class solidarity and the desire to force their sometimes callous male colleagues to take women’s issues seriously, these five women pursued novel solutions with lessons for activists of today. Their lives were filled with inner conflicts, contradictions, and sometimes outrageous privilege, but they still managed to move forward their own political projects through perseverance and dedication to their cause. None of these women were "perfect" leftists. By examining the revolutionary careers of five prominent socialist women active in the 19th and 20th centuries–the aristocratic Bolshevik, Alexandra Kollontai the radical pedagogue, Nadezhda Krupskaya the polyamorous firebrand, Inessa Armand the deadly sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko and the partisan turned scientist turned global women’s activist, Elena Lagadinova–Kristen Ghodsee tells the story of the personal challenges faced by earlier generations of socialist and communist women. 40 diverse, colorful levels and one bonus.Through a series of lively and accessible biographical essays, Red Valkyries explores the history of socialist feminism century Eastern Europe. That’s why he had to turn to the legendary warrior for help, who now had to use magic to close up the rift. Odin told him that a deep rift opened up underground, and terrible creatures broke out of the bowels. He was sitting on the throne, and he called Ragnar to come up closer. He noticed a huge warrior in the center of the hall. Once in the main hall of Valhalla, Ragnar saw many feasting warriors. They picked the fallen Vikings up and carried them to Valhalla. Odin's daughters, the Valkyries, descended on the battlefield. Ragnar was old, and he had already been ready to pass on to the next world, but, like any warrior, he dreamed of dying with a weapon in his hands. Thanks to their team spirit, Vikings managed to defeat the evil creatures. The enemies were strong, but they were confronted by the courage of the heroes. The battle against the hordes of evil spirits lasted three days and three nights. Vikings fought bravely and pushed the enemies back. Peaceful life in the north was over with the attack of Hesta's henchmen.
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