The Salt Lake Tribune from Salt Lake City, Utah • 78

Russian women even prominent ones like the wife of Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei A Gromyko (left) rarely participate in public meetings Mrs Gromyko made MAbAwl6a 'I an exception when she shared microphone on International Women's Day with Mrs Roosevelt Neither mentioned Soviet embargo on Russians married to foreigners them to do some of the housew' ork We might ask by the way who does the housework in the Soviet men?" The situation has remained unsolved And considering the fact that Russia prides herself on having no weaker sex the embargo on women is really no surprise But it raises the question of just what is the position of Soviet women Information from behind the Iron Curtain is meager yet various hints have filtered through 61 oxlmiotosecdo ang1mwonimalammiadokroaamomonm belgovallemisowoi-ecor-mu-sairrnala-461fiai-1 og 1 1- 1 I I 1 1 1 1 4 1 A e' i I I 'I I 1 1 ''14t A 4 0 A --1 4Alt 4 I i 4 i i 1 I 4 4 r- I I A 4 1 I4' A 1 I 0 4 1 I 4 4 4 1 k0 ''i I 5 i I 1 1 I 1 I 4 I 1 I 't' trA l' 4 i PI 1 IL 61 1 '4 1 II A i I Russian women even prominent ones like the wife of Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister an exception when she shared microphone on International Women's Day with Mrs 1 Andrei A Gromyko (left) rarely participate in public meetings Mrs Gromyko made Roosevelt Neither mentioned Soviet embargo on Russians married to foreigners lkVRE V- Re -008AEIrt 0-ti -1 Tre -4 '14r 0 1 117 0 1111 LIH1 111 0 ir-1 ro I El il I 1 1 ks it 4 0 't i i ir them to do some of the housework We might ask 1 1 i -) wa by the way who does the housework in the Soviet -NN 1 men?" 1 The situation has remained unsolved And con- i 'r'' I 4 I' 1 loo-1 sidering the fact that Russia prides herself on t- 1' having no weaker sex the embargo on women is 1'" 4 maimos ori really no surprise But it raises the question of 0 1 just what is the position of Soviet women el otbs 0 -o Information from behind the Iron Curtain is 1 AN meager yet various hints have filtered through i 'I' woll '10301- 1 1 ---4- e-'- 1 1 i 1 II i i -1'--- HE KREMLIN CONTINUES to apply its veto to love One of the first Soviet blockades was imposed right after the iron curtain preventing Russian women married to foreign nationals from leaving the Soviet Union In all about 1000 wives of American British French and Canadian soldiers diplomats and civilians still With this as an unprecedented situation the United Nations was confronted by its first and only opportunity to play Dan Cupid In protest against Russian action the General Assembly recently passed a resolution declaring the blockade on wives a violation of the UN Charter The Russians countered with the claim that the Charter forbade interference in the domestic affairs of any country And they added Soviet women would probably face hardships abroad might become "kitchen slaves" To this America's stateswoman Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt promptly retorted in the same vein: "That is" she said "their husbands might expect rTa HE KREMLIN CONTINUES to apply its veto to I love One of the first Soviet blockades 1vas im- posed right after the iron curtain pre- venting Russian women married to foreign na- tionals from leaving the Soviet Union In all about 1000 wives of American British French and Canadian soldiers diplomats and civilians still With this as an unprecedented situation the United Nations was confronted by its first and only opportunity to play Dan Cupid In protest against Russian action the General Assembly recently passed a resolution declaring the blockade on wives a violation of the UN Charter The Russians countered with the claim that the Charter forbade interference in the do- mestic affairs of any country And they added Soviet women would probably face hardships abroad might become "kitchen slaves" To this America's stateswoman Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt nromntiv retorted in the same vein! WOMEN'S PLACE IS AT WORK Since the Revolution the Soviet-leaders have had their own ideas about woman's place For centuries they knew Russian wives and daughters have worked in the fields besides the men Hence during the last war they had them replace men in practically every civilian sphere and serving as lady snipers and female pilots participate in combat After the war women appeared as engineers teachers technicians judges But they also dug ditches and directed traffic Today women are ac WOMENS PLACE IS AT WOIIK Since the Revolution the Soviet-leaders have had their own ideas about woman'8 place For cen- tulles they knew Russian wives and daughters have worked in the fields besides the men Hence during the last war they had them replace men in practically every civilian sphere and serving as lady snipers and female pilots corn participate in co- bat After the war women appeared as engineers I tiehnieinna imitToo TIlli thou nlart dm The women in Stalin's life are rarely photographed In this prewar picture he's shown with daughter Svetlana A PARADE JUNE 19 1149 The women in Stalin's life are rarely ahatoaranhed In.