In Photos: Russian Women Receive Flowers from Soldiers, Masked Officers on Women's Day
Russia has celebrated International Women's Day since the Soviet era.
But the holiday — which celebrates women's contributions to society — has inevitably been influenced by the war in Ukraine like much of Russian society.
The result has been images of Russian soldiers and masked security officers handing women flowers to mark the holiday:
But the holiday — which celebrates women's contributions to society — has inevitably been influenced by the war in Ukraine like much of Russian society.
The result has been images of Russian soldiers and masked security officers handing women flowers to mark the holiday:
A student of Novosibirsk Military Institute from the Russian National Guard holds flowers on the eve of International Women's Day.
Kirill Kukhmar / TASS
A student of Novosibirsk Military Institute of the Russian National Guard holds flowers in a street on the eve of International Women's Day.
Kirill Kukhmar / TASS
Buying flowers for March 8 at the Rizhsky market in Moscow.
Sergei Kiselev / Moskva News Agency
Buying flowers for March 8 at the Rizhsky market in Moscow.
Sergei Kiselev / Moskva News Agency
A road police officer gives flowers to tram drivers on the eve of International Women's Day in Yekaterinburg.
Donat Sorokin / TASS
A road police officer hides flowers behind his back on the eve of International Women's Day in Yekaterinburg.
Donat Sorokin / TASS
Buying flowers for March 8 at the Rizhsky market in Moscow.
Sergei Kiselev / Moskva News Agency
A Russian Federal Bailiffs Service officer congratulates women in Moscow.
Moskva News Agency
A Russian Federal Bailiffs Service officer congratulates women in Moscow.
Moskva News Agency
Buying flowers for March 8 at Moscow's Rizhsky Market.
Sergei Kiselev / Moskva News Agency
Buying flowers for March 8 at Moscow's Rizhsky Market.
Sergei Kiselev / Moskva News Agency
A member of Rosgvardiya (Russian National Guard) congratulates women in Moscow.
Yaroslav Chingaev / Moskva News Agency
A member of Rosgvardiya (Russian Federal Guard) congratulates women in Moscow.
Yaroslav Chingaev / Moskva News Agency
