The Essential Alexandra Kollontai
2008
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This is a collection of the work of Alexandra Kollontai, a leading member of Russia's Bolshevik Party and an integral part of the international women's movement. It encompasses her groundbreaking writings on sexual morality under capitalism, women's oppression, the family, and women's role in the Russian Revolution. This book is now available to today's activists and scholars with a new introduction by Sharon Smith.
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Author
Aleksandra Kollontai
Author · 26 books
Alexandra Mikhailovna Kollontai (Russian: Алекса́ндра Миха́йловна Коллонта́й — née Domontovich, Домонто́вич; March 31 [O.S. March 19] 1872 – 9 March 1952) was a Russian Communist revolutionary, first as a member of the Mensheviks, then from 1914 on as a Bolshevik. In 1923, Kollontai was appointed Soviet Ambassador to Norway, one of the first women to hold such a post (Diana Abgar was earlier).
