Russia feminism history

Not until the Gorbachev years (1985–1991) does one witness the emergence of informal associations and the nascent development of nongovernmental associations. The brief era known as perestroika gave birth to a number of new organizations. Those organizations created in the late 1980s, which continued into the post-Soviet era, are included in Part III of this volume since they are viewed as part of the transition to the new Russia.