Table of Contents:
  • The power of sex: culture, gender, and political legitimacy
  • Putin the sex back in politics: gender norms, sexualization, and political legitimation in Russia
  • Who's macho, who's gay?: pro- and anti-Kremlin activists gendering Russia's political leadership
  • Fight club: gendered activism on patriotism, conscription, and pro-natalism
  • Everywhere and nowhere: sexism and homophobia in Russian politics
  • When pussy riots: feminist activism in Russia
  • Conclusion. "The first time, do it for love": sexism, power, and politics under Putin.