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EPISODE · Nov 18, 2025 · 34 MIN

Bonus: Women, War, and State Power in Russia

from Baker Briefing · host Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy

On Oct. 30, journalist Julia Ioffe visited the Baker Institute to discuss her new book: “Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy.” This episode is a condensed version of her conversation with Alan Crain, chairman of the Houston Committee on Foreign Relations, on how women’s roles in Russia — from the Bolshevik revolution to the present — have both mirrored and shaped political power. Want to watch the full event? View it on our website: https://bit.ly/3JPVg00. Subscribe to our “Events Digest” newsletter to learn about upcoming Baker Institute events and how to join in person or via livestream: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/newsletter. You can follow @BakerInstitute on X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Learn more about our data-driven, nonpartisan policy research and analysis at bakerinstitute.org.

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