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[quote=Anonymous][quote].....First, [b]you already admitted that discrimination, whenever it existed, was gender blind so it wasn't about being female[/b].

Second, overt piety and religious observance in the USSR was a career-ending move, no matter what religion. You could be an observant Russian Orthodox, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, it didn't matter. So it wasn't really about being a minority, it was about a blanket lack of welcome toward religion in public life.

Third, there was no really such a thing as a minority in the USSR. Remember, the country was made up of fifteen ethnically distinct enclaves, so you could be a member of an ethic minority in one of them and an ethnic majority in another. Every republic (the "R" in USSR) had its own elite, composed mostly of members of the ethnic majority in that particular R. Some of them were majority Muslim so they most certainly didn't discriminate against their own! So membership in a particular ethnic group didn't really hurt one's prospects.

Fourth, the above did not apply to Jews, who experienced real discrimination when it came to upper echelons of power. That said, they were very amply represented in the arts, sciences, medicine, academia etc. so it was more like a few paths were closed off but others were open.

Fifth, Jehova's witnesses really weren't a thing in the USSR.[/quote]

The words 'may be true' is not an admission that the statement is, in fact true.  Women may have similar opportunities to education and work but that doesn't mean they enjoyed equitable wages or partnerships.  The with few exceptions, the USSR is highly patriarchal.

I have to wonder what your experience in the former USSR is as you seem to have so little actual experience - or perhaps you're just a toady.  Russian language and Russian people had preference no matter where they lived.  Of course, in the other republics there were some figureheads from the ethnic majorities but there was no doubt ethnic Russians were the dominating group and their culture dominated.  Anyone not 'Russified' could not expect to advance in any area.  The discrimination was very prevalent within the same ethnic group.  Discrimination against Jews, especially, occurred at all levels, not just the 'upper echelons of power'.  (It's thanks to Russians we have the word 'pogrom'. )  Oh, and the reason Jehovah Witnesses weren't really a 'thing' in the USSR is because so many of them were shipped off to Siberia and the gulag.  Having met a number of them in the former USSR, I can assure you their treatment is probably as bad as the Jews and the Roma. [/quote]

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