Comments on: Amnesty International Report on Domestic Violence in Russia

By: Skillipedia

Skillipedia — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:42:00 +0000

We are conducting a survey on amnesty for illegal immigrants in the UK and the USA for the next 6 months at http://www.skillipedia.com . We want to hear opinions from normal people – not political parties or think tanks.

Your opinions or feedback are much appreciated

By: Max

Max — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:25:00 +0000

Hm… you know I doubt that level of domestic violence in Russia is a bit higher because of alcohol. I believe it is because of laws. For instance if a woman is violated in USA she can simply win a process and take a lot of money and even get her husband or lover imprisoned. You will admit that threat of imprisoning stops many men in your country, while in Russia such violators are unpunished in most cases.

By: Sean Guillory

Sean Guillory — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 22:43:00 +0000

Comandante–Not much I can add to your comments. Indeed Russia has a lot of problems–domestic voilence being one of many. But I hesitate to place them in a heirarchy of importance. I don’t know if you meant it or not, but implied in your comments is that given the political-economic situation in Russia, beating women is somehow understandable, if not excusable. There of course is nothing to indicate that women would be treated any better if Russia wasn’t a “wild country”. I would to know what is meant by Sheremetev’s statement that Russia is slipping from “barbarism to vulgarism.”

Shannon–Thanks for the comments and the praise. I’ve been lucky enough to never have personally witnessed such acts, but have heard enough stories to match.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 02:42:00 +0000

During my relatively short tenure in Russia (2 years), I personally witnessed two instances of women being beaten (one was in public). Additionaly, all of my close female Russian friends reported being victims of violence at the hands of their husbands.

This report doesn't suprise me in the least.

BTW- Nice blog. I got to you through global voices online. I certainly will be checking back!

By: Comandante

Comandante — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 22:53:00 +0000

So, what can I say you? I know this statistics and that numbers are terrible! But I live in Russia and I know that this facts in real life are more exciting. Russia today is wild country. Ofcause you can see nice face of our president but it’s not a true. In our country only one city – Moscow – is live not so bad. Another part of Russia are starve and can’t working, haven’t good health and medical service. And I talking about average russian citizen, not about drunk russian ppl or lazy ppl. People of Russia have no chanse to work, live and study in this country. They want to do it, but our government robbing and killing us. Our taxes are growing every month, how can I pay for that? How can adult ppl have their femilies etc?
I’m a young man what I must to do? Going into russian mafia? or to be a prostitute for fat reach man? or working in a factory for 150$ per month? Why? If I can write novels and poems and music, songs; if my mother gave me good intelligent education. Why I must to do it? Where are UN Conventions about human rights?
Russian Graf Sheremetyev who lives in New-York said that Russia is going from a barbarism to a vulgarism. This is a true.
Sorry for my english language

By: Sean Guillory

Sean Guillory — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 18:54:00 +0000

I would imagine that it is a pretty high percentage considering that most acts of domestic violence against women probably occur when the man is drunk whether it be in Russia or say the United States. At the same time, considering Russia’s high levels of alcohol consumption and alcoholism, it is probably higher than other places.

By: Tim Newman

Tim Newman — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 06:10:00 +0000

Want to throw a percentage against how many of these incidents involved the man being drunk?