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Ирина Костерина, кандидат социологических наук, координатор программы «Гендерная демократия» Фонда им. Генриха Бёлля.
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Irina Kosterina, PhD in Sociology, Program Officer at the Heinrich Böll Foundation:
The Soviet modernization, which had a great influence on everyday life and practices in this region, manifests itself among others in the fact that almost all women residing in this region are economically active.
