ABSTRACT
Every major Russian city has several dozen organizations drawing together hundreds and thousands of women of varying age, status, and education. Almost every region of the country, from the Baltic Sea to Vladivostok, has a well-developed network tied into the women's movement, itself a sign of a new democratic era in Russian society. In fact, however, an attentive look at Soviet and post-Soviet history in Russia shows that the women's movement, and "Russian feminism" as one component of it, have long traditions, are profoundly unique, and have great potential. The stereotype of the wild Russian market economy was at work, with women being considered (unspoken) second-class citizens. One of the results of the meeting was the inauguration of the magazine Vy i My, dedicated to dialogue between Russian and American women; the publication was the idea of Colette Shulman and Katrina van den Heuvel, American journalists who had come to Russia.
