Abstract. This article analyzes the representation of patriarchal stereotypes and their influence on the status of women in Russian Soviet-era novels of the 1920s–1950s. Despite the officially proclaimed gender equality, Soviet society largely preserved traditional views on women’s social and familial roles. Literature of this period reveals a clear contradiction between ideological principles and women’s lived experiences. The study focuses on the image of women as objects of social control and patriarchal expectations. Particular attention is paid to such forms of women’s subordination as familial dependence, psychological pressure, and restrictions on personal choice. The methodological framework of the research is based on gender-oriented and socio-cultural approaches to literary analysis. The article examines marriage and family as key mechanisms for the reproduction of patriarchal stereotypes. It also analyzes the inner conflicts of female characters and their latent forms of resistance to the existing system.