,=EWORD TO ! ,5GLI% ,$ITION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI ,TEXT 3 ,S\RCE3 ,R$ ,LOVE1 ,SEV5 ,>TS ,PUBLI%+ ,CO41 ,NEW ,YORK1 #a#i#b#g4 ,FIR/ ,PUBLI%$3 #a#i#b#c2 ,ONL9E ,V]SION3 M>X4ORG #a#i#i#h2 ,TRANSCRIPTION_/,M>KUP3 ,SALLY ,RYAN = M>XI/S4ORG4 ,?IS NOVEL IS NEI!R A /UDY 9 0MORALS10 NOR A PICTURE ( ! /&>D ( LIFE 9 ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA4 ,IT IS A PURELY PSY*OLOGICAL /UDY ( SEX-RELATIONS 9 ! PO/W> P]IOD4 ,I HAVE *OS5 ! 5VIRONM5T ( MY [N C\NTRY & MADE MY [N PEOPLE PROTAGONI/S1 = ,I KN[ !M BETT] & C\LD GIVE A MORE VIVID PICTURE ( !IR 9N] LIFE & *>ACT]S4 ,MANY ( ! PROBLEMS PRES5T$ >E NOT EXCLUSIVELY ,SOVIET-,RUSSIAN2 !Y >E WORLD-WIDE FACTS1 :I* CAN BE NOT$ 9 ALL C\NTRIES4 ,!SE SIL5T PSY*OLOGICAL DRAMAS1 BORN ( ! *ANGE 9 ! SEXUAL RELATIONS2 ?IS EVOLUTION1 ESPECIALLY1 9 ! FEEL+S ( WOM51 >E WELL KN[N TO ! Y\NG] G5]ATION ( ,EUROPE4 ,DO WE EV] JUDGE A MAN = HIS CONDUCT 9 LOVE-AFFAIRS8 ,G5]ALLY1 IF HE DOES NOT OV]/EP C]TA91 V]Y FLEXIBLE LIMITS1 WE SAY ?AT HIS SEXUAL LIFE IS HIS [N 0PRIVATE AFFAIR40 ,! *>ACT] ( A MAN IS EVALUAT$ NOT BY HIS CONDUCT 9 FAMILY MORALS1 BUT BY HIS EFFICI5CY 9 WORK1 BY HIS 9TELLECT1 HIS WILL1 HIS USEFULNESS TO ! ,/ATE & ,SOCIETY4 ,AS LONG AS ! MAJORITY ( WOM5 HAD NO DIRECT DUTIES TO ! ,/ATE OR TO ,SOCIETY1 AS LONG AS !IR :OLE ACTIVITY WAS CONC5TRAT$ )9 ! FAMILY LIMITS1 CIVILIZ$ NATIONS DEM&$ NO O!R QUALITIES 9 WOMAN ?AN ?AT %E DISPLAY 0GOOD MORALS0 9 SEXUAL & FAMILY LIFE4 ,N[1 :5 MORE ?AN HALF ( ! GR[N-UP WOM5-CITIZ5S 9 MO/ C\NTRIES TOIL & /RUGGLE1 JU/ AS ! M5 DO1 ,SOCIETY PUTS NEW DEM&S ON ! WOM54 ,!IR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO ! SOCIAL DUTIES ( A CITIZ5 BEG9S TO HAVE MORE VALUE ?AN !IR 0GOODNESS0 & 0/A9LESSNESS0 9 FAMILY-MORALS4 ,FAMILY LIFE IS NOT ! UNIQUE FIELD ( ACTIVITY = WOM5 N[ADAYS2 (T5 5\< H] FAMILY DUTIES COME 9TO BITT] CONFLICT ) H] \T-(-HOME WORK & H] PUBLIC DUTIES4 ,IT IS ONLY NATURAL1 !RE=E1 ?AT ! ME?OD ( EVALUAT+ A WOMAN TODAY IS DIFF]5T FROM ?AT ( \R GR&FA!RS & GR&MO!RS4 ,?\< A WOMAN MAY1 AT ! PRES5T TIME1 ATTA9 0P]FECTION0 9 ! CURR5T B\RGEOIS /&>D ( FAMILY MORALS1 & BE 0E/EEM$0 BY H] [N PEOPLE1 %E MAY NEI!R RECEIVE ! REAL APPRECIATION ( SOCIETY NOR ! 0RESPECT0 ( ! ,/ATE4 ,%E WILL M]ELY BE 0OV]LOOK$40 ,ON ! CONTR>Y3 A WOMAN MAY NOT BE 0SPOTLESS0 FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( CURR5T B\RGEOIS SEX MORALS1 BUT IF %E IS AN \T/&+ FIGURE 9 POLITICS1 >T1 SCI5CE1 ETC41 ONE WILL NOT EV5 0:ISP]0 AB\T H] BEH9D H] BACK4 ,W]E ONE TO PUT 9TO ! BALANCE TWO WOM53 ONE ) 0GOOD MORALS10 BUT :O NEV] DID ANY USEFUL WORK = ! C\NTRY OR HUMANITY1 & ! O!R1 :OSE 0FAMILY MORALS0 >E NOT FREE FROM CRITICISM1 BUT :O IS AN EFFICI5T PUBLIC WORK] - !RE W\LD BE NO D\BT AB\T ! *OICE4 ,\R CRIT]IA 9 SEX MORALS >E ALWAYS *ANG+4 ,!RE IS NEV] A /&/ILL4 ,!RE >E M]ELY P]IODS 9 HUMAN HI/ORY :5 ! EVOLUTION ( MORALS GOES ON MORE RAPIDLY2 O!R P]IODS 7) A G5]AL /AGNATION 9 ALL FIELDS ( LIFE7 :5 *ANGE SEEMS TO RELAX4 ,ONLY HALF A C5TURY AGO ,DUMAS-FILS WROTE ( A 0DIVORCEE0 AS ( A 0FALL50 CREATURE1 :ILE TODAY ,FRANCE OP5LY DISCUSSES ! QUE/ION ( EQUALIZ+ ! RIRI$ WOM54 ,!RE REMA9S LESS & LESS ( ! OLD B\RGEOIS HYPOCRISY 9 \R WAY ( ?9K+ & JUDG+ ( SEX MORALS4 ,I DO HOPE ?AT ?IS BOOK WILL AID 9 COMBAT+ ! OLD1 B\RGEOIS HYPOCRISY 9 MORAL VALUES & %[ ONCE MORE ?AT WE >E BEG9N+ TO RESPECT WOMAN1 NOT = H] 0GOOD MORALS10 BUT = H] EFFICI5CY1 = H] +5UITY ) RESPECT TO H] DUTIES T[>D H] CLASS1 H] C\NTRY & HUMANITY AS A :OLE4 ,MEXICO ,CITY1 ,M>* #a?1 #aibg ,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,M>* #d1 #bba 3 ,=EWORD TO ! ,5GLI% ,$ITION -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/