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Maria Lewytzkyj: Putin’s percolating misogyny oppresses Russian and Ukrainian women

Maria Lewytzkyj: Putin’s percolating misogyny oppresses Russian and Ukrainian women
Article by: Maria Lewytzkyj with Lys Anzia
Edited by: Lisa Spencer

Putin oppresses women in Russia and Ukraine:

Prime time Russian NTV’s show “The Furies of Maidan: Sex, Psychosis and Politics” depicts a Ukraine that has regressed into an inferno of gyrating females, thus representing the attitude that Putin and his supporters have toward women and actively discrediting female Maidan leaders.  Putin’s misogyny percolates throughout an administration and government-sponsored media that display him as the protector of traditional values, keeping women subservient.

You can read the article here:  Ukrainian-American author Maria Lewytzkyj opens our eyes toward Russia & Ukraine

Edited by: Lisa Spencer
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