Conflicts

The Put'Domoi group (or “homecoming” in Russian) has been branded “foreign agents” by the Kremlin. 

This is a women's organization, created by wives and families of Russian soldiers, campaigning for the return of their men from the war in Ukraine. A movement that presents fundamental opposition to Putin's campaign in Ukraine, and a campaign that has cost these women their husbands, brothers and sons, points out The Daily Digest. 

It's not the first initiative of its kind to emerge inside and outside Russia. More and more women are speaking out against Vladimir Putin's regime. The American political media Politico has drawn up a list of women who are “standing up to” the Russian president. Yulia Navalnaya, wife of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, exemplifies this new resistance, as does Yekaterina Dutsova, who ran in the elections. She's campaigning for an end to the war and is undoubtedly helping to increase the number of feminist groups. 

According to Politico, the Kremlin has had no trouble ousting its main opponents, simply because of their “gender”. Even though Russian feminist and anti-war organizations are growing fast, they're far from dominant. As they have done with the LGBTIQ+ community, Russian lawmakers have also considered declaring feminism an “extremist ideology”, says The Daily Digest. What's the ideal woman according to the Russian government? One who is loyal to her husband, as much as to the Kremlin. 

(MH with Manon Pierre - Source : The Daily Digest - Picture : by kremlin.ru via Wikicommons under license Creative commons CC-BY-4.0)