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Russia: Putin delivers International Women's Day address
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07.03.2016
Russia's President Vladimir Putin delievered a speech at the Kremlin in Moscow, congratulating women on the eve of International Women's Day, Tuesday.
Putin thanked the women of the nation for their "love, support and care" and said that their "dignity and mercy" unfold real "Russian souls". He expressed special gratitude to the women of "the military generation" and praised their "moral courage and "heroic deed" which helped to bring up "real men".
The leader also marked the same qualities in "modern women" and said that they "succeed in everything", professionally, creativley and when it comes to bringing up children. He ended his speech by saying "once again I wholeheartedly congratulate you within this day. I wish you more joyful days and years. Be happy."
The International Women's Day is annually celebrated in Russia on the 8th of March. It's origins lay in the struggle for women's equality in the early twentieth century, although it is celebrated by many as a non-political holiday akin to Mother's Day or Valentine's Day.
Putin thanked the women of the nation for their "love, support and care" and said that their "dignity and mercy" unfold real "Russian souls". He expressed special gratitude to the women of "the military generation" and praised their "moral courage and "heroic deed" which helped to bring up "real men".
The leader also marked the same qualities in "modern women" and said that they "succeed in everything", professionally, creativley and when it comes to bringing up children. He ended his speech by saying "once again I wholeheartedly congratulate you within this day. I wish you more joyful days and years. Be happy."
The International Women's Day is annually celebrated in Russia on the 8th of March. It's origins lay in the struggle for women's equality in the early twentieth century, although it is celebrated by many as a non-political holiday akin to Mother's Day or Valentine's Day.
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