Authors:
- Sigita Černevičiūtė, Aleksanteri-instituutti: Valtakunnallinen Venäjän, Euraasian ja itäisen Euroopan tutkimuskeskus (Aleksanteri Institute - Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies), Helsingin yliopisto (University of Helsinki) - Academia.edu, ORCID, ResearchGate

- Marianna Muravyeva, Aleksanteri-instituutti: Valtakunnallinen Venäjän, Euraasian ja itäisen Euroopan tutkimuskeskus (Aleksanteri Institute - Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies), Helsingin yliopisto (University of Helsinki) - Academia.edu, Google Scholar, ORCID, ResearchGate

- Monika Rogers, (Department of the Twentieth-Century History), Lietuvos istorijos institutas (Lithuanian Institute of History) - Academia.edu, ORCID

Abstract: »The history of violence against women in Eastern Europe is not merely a record of past injustices—it is an essential lens for understanding the region’s present political struggles, legal reforms, and cultural resistances. As the collected scholarship shows, gender-based violence has long been intertwined with the structures of empire, nationalism, war, and modernization that shaped the region’s social and political landscapes. Yet, this past remains insufficiently acknowledged, and its legacies continue to inform contemporary debates about women’s rights, state obligations, and the meaning of gender equality.« (Source: Springer Nature Link)

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