Waiting At The Prison Gate: Women, Identity and the Russian Penal System

The Russian Federation Has One Of The Largest Prison Populations In The World. Women In Particular Are Profoundly Affected By The Imprisonment Of A Family Member. Families And Punishment In Russia Details The Experiences Of These Women-be They Wives, Mothers, Girlfriends, Daughters-who, As Relatives Of Russia's Three-quarters Of A Million Prisoners, Are The Invisible Victims Of The Country's Harsh Penal Policy. A Pioneering Work That Offers A Unique Lens Through Which Various Aspects Of Life In Twenty-first Century Russia Can Be Observed: The Workings Of Criminal Sub-cultures; Societal Attitudes To Parenthood, Marriage And Marital Fidelity; Young Women's Quests For A Husband; Nostalgia For The Soviet Period; State Strategies Towards Dealing With Political Opponents; And The Social Construction Of Gender Roles.--bloomsbury Publishing.