but pushkina is facing a lot of opposition, and her critics jump to some odd conclusions.est of the russian orthodox church told a radio station that women are more submissive and generally less intelligent than men. smart women, he said, are rare. those are the words of a man who heads the commission on the protection of women, children and families. and it's attitudes like these that help to explain why tackling domestic violence is still not very high up on the agenda in this country. that same archpriest has also stated that even the term ‘domestic violence‘ is linked to radical western feminism and is incompatible with russian family values. anton sorvachev is a family lawyer. twice divorced himself, he specialises in defending the interests of men in family break—ups and he believes the status quo is in favour of women. he also has his own show on youtube with overtly misogynist views, and he is outraged by the idea of restraining orders. you think it is the woman that should leave the family home in the case of domestic violence? but all too often, the police don‘t