books.google.ca - Village Mothers describes the reception of modern medical ideas and practices by three generations of Russian and Tatar village women in the 20th century. It first traces the entry of Western medical discourse on reproduction into Russia and its extension to the countryside during the Soviet period....http://books.google.ca/books/about/Village_Mothers.html?id=LpUncmF-megC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareVillage Mothers