\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0414\u0435\u043d\u044c<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a> (International Women’s Day) was conceived at the Second International Women’s Conference in Copenhagen in 1910. It was originally instituted to promote equal rights for women and was meant to be a day when women across the world held demonstrations in an effort to change their societal status. Western popularity of this day was short lived; by the end of 1920-es it was all but forgotten. The same cannot be said about its role in some of the eastern societies. In Russia, March 8 eventually gained the status of a national holiday and landed many people an additional day off on the calendar.<\/p>\nAs time went by, the original meaning behind the holiday was replaced by something completely different: expressing affection and gratitude to women in your life. Today March 8th<\/sup> in Russia resembles a combination of American Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day.<\/p>\nThe ways to congratulate Russian women in your life on March 8th<\/sup> are numerous. The humorous song below gives some pointers \ud83d\ude42 (Remember, to turn subtitles on, push CC at the bottom. You can keep Russian ones on or opt for the English ones).<\/p>\n