The Women’s Movement in the Udmurt Republic in Modern Times: Historical and Ethnographic Aspect

The transformation of a woman’s role in the family and society is dictated by time. The most intense changes occurred in the period of the late twentieth and early twenty–first centuries, which had a significant impact on changes in all spheres of life, particularly on the development of civil society, personality, human potential and, as a result, on women’s self-awareness. Women’s organizations are trying to involve more members in their activities, work within the framework of an urgent socio-political agenda, and actively cooperate with authorities and other organizations. The purpose of the research is to analyze the activities of the women’s movement in the Udmurt Republic. Materials and methods. The research was conducted on the basis of scientific literature study, archives materials, and periodical press. The methodological basis of the claimed work was the principles of historicism, consistency and objectivity, as well as a set of general scientific and special historical methods that allow for a comprehensive analysis of available sources. Study results. The article provides information about the history of the creation and activities of the women’s movement as a whole and throughout the Udmurt Republic, at crucial moments in particular, when organizations created by women actively searched for solutions aimed at developing a concept of progressive development of the state and society. The article provides information about the history of the creation and activities of the women’s movement in general and in the territory of the Udmurt Republic in particular at turning points, when the organizations created by women were actively looking for solutions aimed at working out a concept for the progressive development of the state and society. The women’s movement of the Udmurt Republic is represented by two large women’s organizations – the regional branch of the Women’s Union of the Udmurt Republic, which is part of the All-Russian public and state organization Union of Women of Russia, and the regional public movement “Council of Udmurt Women “Udmurt Nylkyshno Kenesh”, which is an associate member of the All-Udmurt Association “Udmurt Kenesh”. It was during difficult periods that women sought to take responsibility and link their fate with the future of the state. It is also worth noticing that the work of the public organizations is actively covered in the mass media that indicates their significance. Conclusions. The women’s movement, which arose on the territory of Udmurtia at the end of the twentieth century, becomes the foundation of professional, cultural, political development and personal formation of women in the conditions of the Russian state. Over the hundred years of its existence, the women’s movement in the republic has come a long way, members of established women’s organizations actively participate in the cultural, socio-economic and political development of the region.