Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Born in the USSR: Soviet Identities3. A Happy Childhood4. Looking for Love5. Emancipation and Equality6. Health and Welfare7. Reproductive Health and Maternity8. Consumption, Soviet Style9. Custom, Ritual and Superstition10. Go West

About the Author

Melanie Ilic is a Professor of Soviet History in the School of Education and Humanities at the University of Gloucestershire, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies, the University of Birmingham.