Glass of water theory explained

The glass of water theory is a doctrine asserting that in a communist society, satisfying sexual desires and love will be as simple and unimportant as drinking a glass of water.[1] The theory is commonly associated with Alexandra Kollontai, although such characterization ignores the complexity of her theoretical work.[2] [3] Anatoly Lunacharsky criticized the theory in his article "On Everyday Life: Young People and the 'Glass of Water' Theory".[4] The theory’s place in the Soviet ideological framework was later replaced by The Twelve Sexual Commandments of the Revolutionary Proletariat by Aron Zalkind.[5]

1929 is considered the year of the end of the Bolshevik sexual revolution and the theory of the glass of water as its basis. However, several researchers in the history of the sexual revolution in the USSR argue that the sexual revolution formally ended in 1935 with the enactment of a law criminalizing pornography.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Lenin on the Women's Question . marxists.org . 28 September 2021 . 30 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200330220814/https://www.marxists.org/archive/zetkin/1920/lenin/zetkin1.htm . live .
  2. Web site: Georgy Manaev, Daniel Chalyan . How sexual revolution exploded (and imploded) across 1920s Russia . . 28 September 2021 . 14 May 2018 . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030140127/https://www.rbth.com/history/328265-russian-sexual-revolution . live .
  3. Web site: 2008-07-14 . Alexandra Kollontai and Red Love . 2024-07-10 . Against the Current . en-US . 2024-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225105342/https://againstthecurrent.org/atc081/p1724/ . live .
  4. Web site: Луначарский . А.B. . 1927-01-01 . О быте. Молодежь и теория «стакана воды». . On Everyday Life: Young People and the "Glass of Water" Theory . 2024-07-10 . Луначарский А. В. . ru-RU . 2023-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230914175404/http://lunacharsky.newgod.su/articles/o-byte/ . live .
  5. Web site: Залкинд А. Б. Двенадцать половых заповедей революционного пролетариата . 2024-07-10 . a-z.ru . 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130110032/https://a-z.ru/women/texts/zalkinr.htm . live .
  6. Web site: Постановление ЦИК СССР N 21, СНК СССР N 2335 от 17.10.1935 "Об ответственности за изготовление, хранение и рекламирование порнографических изданий, изображений и иных предметов и за торговлю ими" . 2024-07-10 . КонсультантПлюс . 2024-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240214033248/https://www.consultant.ru/cons/cgi/online.cgi?req=doc&base=ESU&n=31380 . live .

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