In Russia we are seeing the usual parallel, as the power of institutionalised religion grows, women's rights diminish. This has been highlighted by the recent "pussy Riots" trial where the state and the established religion does its damnedest to cement the patriarchal society in Russia.
An excellent article from, Second Council House of Virgo:
"So let us take off our crosses
And leave them in a tin
Let our weakness become virtue
Instead of sin."
Continue READING:Almost a hundred years ago, the Russian revolution saw a transformation in the status of women. Yet in the country of Kollontai, who foretold a land free of both marriage and prostitution, where sexual relations were as simple as sipping a glass of water and women could not be bought, and of Armand, who oversaw the introduction of mass canteens, laundrettes, factory creches, and nursery schools to eradicate gender differences in domestic labour, the position of women has suffered a dramatic contraction.As Russian society descended into chaos in the early 90s with soviet era industries sold off for pennies, the influx of Western currency saw young women in demand for the sexual services that they could provide. In the 90s “The Hungry Duck”, one of Moscow’s most notorious nightclubs thrived on young Russian women hoping to pick up a rich Westerners or newly minted member of Russia’s emerging kleptocracy. The soviet era dining halls and communal childcare facilities evaporated while municipal heating systems faltered and women were thrown back on their own resources to get by, finding that the sale of sexual services could give them cash in a country no longer paying wages.
