For International Women’s Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian women for doing it all, including staying beautiful. «You manage everything at work and at…
For International Women’s Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian women for doing it all, including staying beautiful.
«You manage everything at work and at home, whilst staying beautiful, bright, and charming,» Putin said in a video posted to the Kremlin’s website. “It is hard to imagine the history and development of our country without the contribution of the great Russian women.”
Putin then went on to give a short speech about the importance of child-rearing and maintaining “traditional values,” putting special emphasis on women’s place in society in relation to men.
“You go all the way to create a new life—the birth of a child. This great happiness of motherhood, parenting always transforms the world, fills it with kindness, tenderness and compassion, asserts those traditional values that have always been strong in Russia,” Putin added, noting that women have a special role as “wives, mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters.
