"A version of chapter 6 was previously published in "Soviet Heroines and Public Identity, 1930-1939," The Carl Beck Papers in Russian and East European Studies no. 1402 (Pittsburgh, October 1999)"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-213) and index.
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2008. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.
Introduction, holidays and history -- International Women's Day : rituals of revolution -- The two stories of the February Revolution -- Why do we need a women's holiday? : the contest for definition -- Popular theater and women onstage -- The language of liberation -- The public identity of Soviet women