The Victory of Patriarchy: Russia’s Male Violence
Controversial law in Russia: protection of the family or a historical victory of the russian patriarchy? The Russian Duma (lower house of the Russian Federation Assembly) threatens to “trivialize” domestic violence. Hannah Arendt’s expression “banality of evil” can be brought back from the dusty drawer, in view of the fact that patriarchal violence is viewed as “unspectacular”. The law which caused political debates and protests in Russia, theatens so look at domestic violence as a small violation of the ordinance, instead as a crimical act. If someone (most likely a men!) beat up his family, one can get easily...
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