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Congratulations to Russia’s women on International Women’s Day

Vladimir Putin congratulated Russia’s women on International Women’s Day.

March 8, 2017
09:00
Vladimir Putin congratulated Russia’s women on International Women’s Day.
Vladimir Putin congratulated Russia’s women on International Women’s Day.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Dear women: mothers, grandmothers, daughters, wives, friends, our nearest and dearest ones, please accept my heartfelt congratulations on International Women’s Day!

You fill this world with beauty and vitality, giving warmth and comfort, cordiality and harmony with your tenderness and generosity of spirit.

You care day and night for your children, grandchildren and your family. Even today, on International Women’s Day, you are still caught up in your routine, working tirelessly, always on time. We often ask ourselves, how do they manage it all?

Most importantly, we love and treasure you. No wonder men have been celebrating women in music and poetry for centuries. Konstantin Balmont, a Russian Silver Age poet, described women in a vivid and precise manner:

A woman – with us when we are born,

A woman – with us in our last hour,

A woman – our standard during battle,

A woman – the joy of open eyes.

We always turn to women for inspiration and consolation, and always find it. Women give us life and perpetuate it in our children.

That said, women also need men’s support. We will remember that always, not only today. We will do our outmost to surround the women we love with care and attention, so that they can smile more often.

Once again, let me congratulate you sincerely on this holiday. I wish you good health, success, joy and happiness. Happy Women’s Day!

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Publication date: March 8, 2017, 09:00

Direct link: en.kremlin.ru/d/54007

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