Womens Day Celebrations a Lightning Rod for a Divided Russia
Russia marked International Women’s Day on Wednesday amid the ongoing war in Ukraine that has caused significant suffering for women — and seen the Kremlin double-down on its promotion of “traditional” values.
“It’s beneficial for the authorities to promote rhetoric about male defenders and women as guardians of the hearth and fragile, vulnerable creatures,” the Feminist Antiwar Resistance group wrote on its Telegram channel earlier this week.
Different groups, with different political agendas, have sought to use the holiday to promote their political views and visions for gender relations in Russia.
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