1926 saw a cultural rebirth of the Soviet Union. Many changes occurred, primarily how women were perceived and treated, the “Great Leap Forward” described by Marianne Kamp would bring women from other cultures and backgrounds and have them join the modern society of the Soviet Union. This would help with certain issues that these women would face in their daily lives, but soon enough the Communist Party would act as the arbiter for these women . On one hand, at the Uzbekistan Communist Party Central Committee meeting some of the members were in strong support of freeing women from their veils (symbols of slavery) but, “in regional meetings Communists supported a more subtle unveiling movement, with unveiling meetings only for wives of responsible workers” (Pg. 164). Do you think this created the idea that instead of listening to your spouse/family, that now women had to listen the Party, and had to be subservient to the Party?
