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Title: Menia zovut zhenshchina by Mariia Arbatova ISBN: 5-7172-0041-2 Publisher: Al§ma mater Pub. Date: 1997 Format: Unknown Binding

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (3 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Menia zovut...?
Comment: One of the best qualities of Arbatova's proze is the fact that it is very to read. Most of her writing is done on the "stream of consciousness" level. I first read "menia zovut zhenshina" about a year ago. I have re-read it since. It is a lovely collection of stories, all true-to-life accounts of what life was really like for millions of Russian women, from abortions to clothes queues. My favourite is the last story of Natalia Goncharova. Very delicately written.

Rating: 2
Summary: My Name Is "Woman" - Menya Zovut Zhenschina
Comment: This book is a pathetic attempt of Maria Arbatova to add her name to the list of Russian classics. Oh, well... If Maghomet doesn't go to the mountain... The book is full of family pictures and the ego of the author. It could be fun for the audience that knows so little about the life in the Soviet Union, that is ready to swallow the first stereotypical and one-dimensional picture. All characters (except for the author - the book is autobiographical) are villains, morons and degenerates. The judgements are categorical and what Arbatova just failed to understand is depicted as grotesque caricature, regardless whether she writes about the Soviet Union or European countries she had the chance to visit. The book can be recommended to the Russian immigrants who curse the day they left their country to themselves, but curse their former country outloud. Or to those nostalgic loosers who are ready to read any quality of literature provided it's connecting them to the bad/good old days.

Rating: 4
Summary: An inspiration for young women; creative and fresh
Comment: "Menia zovut zhenshchina" is a collection of essays; as the greater part of Arbatova's writings, they are largely autobiographical. Arbatova differs favorably from a number of other Russian women authors in that she criticizes the system (the title essay is a strong presentation of how female patients are treated in the state-owned health institutions), yet, at the same time, manages to find sources of strength in unexpected places. Not all essays in the book are equally impressive, but there are valuable observations - and humorous passages. For a student of Russian, Arbatova is a good author to read; she writes a language that is easy to understand, and in current use. She comes out strong and optimistic, an inspiration for young women.