Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated women on March 8, noting their ability to forgive and the limitlessness of maternal love, and also read poems by the poet Andrey Dementyev.
"A woman is a warm, bright image in the destiny of every man. She devoted a lot of works. And we already have a wonderful tradition of March 8 in honor of women to read poetry. Andrey Dementyev wrote very sincerely, "Putin said.