Photo by Anastasia Rudenko as part of her ‘Domestic Violence’ exhibition. This was taken in a rehabilitation centre for battered women. The picture on the right was drawn by 14 year old Andrei and it reads: ‘I am against domestic violence’. The issue of domestic violence is complex and deep-rooted in the history and culture of Russia. The most common form of domestic violence in the country is by the patriarch on their wife, followed by father on child. To tackle this problem