SOVIET TRIAL MARRIAGES

NZ Truth, Issue 1031, 29 August 1925, Page 18

SOVIET TRIAL MARRIAGES

New Zealand's divorce law whereby three years' separation is deemed to be sufficient ground for^ breaking- the marriage bonds, has been commended and condemned — according to the point of view. What will those who condemn it have to say about the system of trial marriages which is being experimented with m Russia? Here is the contract, as described m "Pravada, the official Soviet newspaper: (1) I, citizen Sergei Kowaljew, herewith pledge myself to keep Anna Romanenka as my, legal OOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC

n ■- ■ ■ — '» wife, beginning v/ith the year i 1925. 1 (2) I, citizeness Anna Romanenka, herewith declare my will--1 lingness to be the wife of Sergei ' Kowaljew for three years. (3) I, Sergei Kowaljew, for three years hereafter, consider Anna Romanenka my wife, and pledge to treat her accordingly. At the end of three years the parties may separate and live their lives alone or marry someone else if they wish. )OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOg