Ieva Balčiūnė
Biographic Data
| ID | 4101693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ieva Balčiūnė |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ieva |
| FAMILY NAME | Balčiūnė |
| SIGNATURE | BALČIŪNĖ I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lithuanian Institute of History |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7539-2940 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Visiting medical staff in Soviet Lithuania
This article sheds light on the unauthorised activities of visiting medical staff in Soviet Lithuania. Mainly, female Soviet medical staff were supposed to take care of women’s and children’s health in the suburban and rural parts of Soviet Lithuania. They had to carry out doctors’ prescriptions and provide social monitoring. However, an analysis of extensive archival, published, and oral history sources reveals that, while fulfilling the roles a…
A woman with a pillow on her belly
Domestic Violence and Abortion
Drawing on extensive archival sources, egodocuments – letters written by women during the Soviet era – and papers from governmental institutions within the medical system, this article explores the correlation of domestic violence and decisions around pregnancy termination in Soviet Lithuania. The author argues that social, economic, and emotional dependence on male partners, as well as physical and emotional violence women experienced, determine…
Vagrant and Neglected Minors in Soviet Lithuania 1944–1954
This article presents the analysis of how the issue of vagrant and neglected (“беспризорные и безнадзорные”) minors in Soviet Lithuania was dealt with during the period of 1944–1954. After the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in 1944, stencil measures of dealing with the issue were imposed. However, the problem of vagrant and neglected minors in postwar Lithuania was specific and had changed. Therefore, the research reveals the dynamics of the prob…
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Vagrant and Neglected Minors in Soviet Lithuania 1944–1954
This article presents the analysis of how the issue of vagrant and neglected (“беспризорные и безнадзорные”) minors in Soviet Lithuania was dealt with during the period of 1944–1954. After the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in 1944, stencil measures of dealing with the issue were imposed. However, the problem of vagrant and neglected minors in postwar Lithuania was specific and had changed. Therefore, the research reveals the dynamics of the prob…
A woman with a pillow on her belly
Domestic Violence and Abortion
Drawing on extensive archival sources, egodocuments – letters written by women during the Soviet era – and papers from governmental institutions within the medical system, this article explores the correlation of domestic violence and decisions around pregnancy termination in Soviet Lithuania. The author argues that social, economic, and emotional dependence on male partners, as well as physical and emotional violence women experienced, determine…
Visiting medical staff in Soviet Lithuania
This article sheds light on the unauthorised activities of visiting medical staff in Soviet Lithuania. Mainly, female Soviet medical staff were supposed to take care of women’s and children’s health in the suburban and rural parts of Soviet Lithuania. They had to carry out doctors’ prescriptions and provide social monitoring. However, an analysis of extensive archival, published, and oral history sources reveals that, while fulfilling the roles a…
Political science (3 works) · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Soviet and Russian History (2 works) · Abortion (1 work) · Child Welfare and Adoption (1 work) · Criminology (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work)