Putin's Women's Day message to Russian women: 'Impress us men with...'
- Updated Saturday Mar 09 2024
Putin's Women's Day message to Russian women: 'Impress us men with...'
Russian President Vladimir Putin heaped praise on Russian women on International Women's Day, singling them out for providing the gifts of motherhood, charm and beauty, part of a long-running campaign to boost the country's birth rate.
The 8th March holiday has been one of the most popular in Russia since Soviet times, marked by gifts of flowers and sweets -- and effusive speeches extolling the feminine qualities of women and their skills in making households run.
"We will do everything so that families with ... multiple children and young parents feel the state's help and concern."
Addressing women directly, Putin said they took on complex tasks "and so impress us men with your ability to do it all quickly, in a timely fashion, while also taking great care".
"You cope with a great pile of problems and worries while all the while remaining charming and beautiful. How can one not simply admire this?"
Putin has intensified a drive to boost Russia's birth rate, saying in his annual address to parliament last week that large families "must become the norm, our society's philosophy of life and a benchmark for government strategy".
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