Vanora Bennett looks at five influential women in Russia's history.
Radio 4,Β·5 episodes
Pussy Riot
Vanora Bennett's final Babushka doll is a member of activist group Pussy Riot.
Valentina Tereshkova
Vanora Bennett on Valentina Tereshkova, who in 1963 became the first woman in space.
Ayn Rand
The Russian-born writer whose influence is most evident in her adopted home of the USA.
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Vanora Bennett profiles Stalin's wife, born in 1901 in the Tsarist Russian south.
Catherine the Great
Vanora Bennett looks at one of the longest-lasting rulers of the European Enlightenment.
