About the book: year / Based on research conducted between 1996 and 1998, Julie Hemment's book traces the history of the women's movement in post-Soviet Russia and its interactions with non-governmental organizations. Using ethnographic lenses, Hemment analyzes the activities of activists in the nineties using the example of the Tver group “Women’s Light”. Because activists and donor organizations often did not have the same vision of an ideal civil society, the work of such organizations was usually balanced between a sense of limitless possibilities and lack of understanding on the part of NGOs and foundations.