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Gender is front and centre in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

9 mins | Feb 8, 2023
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What does hyper-masculinity have to do with the war? Amie Ferris-Rotman investigates the significance of the gender politics lurking in the background of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, arguing that Putin wants us to believe that Moscow is masculine and Kyiv is feminine.

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