Yesterday, the whole country felt nostalgic as the people celebrated the (Day of the) Defenders of the Fatherland. February 23 is the Soviet legacy designed to recognize all those who “defended” the country by serving in the army. It was planned as a military propaganda, but turned into an ‘International Men’s Day’. Naturally there had to be a counter-balance to the International Women’s Day (March 8), because men needed justification of the presents they were giving to women. So, as men usually do, they turned Feb 23 into a blackmailing tool, so that women were the first to give presents if they wanted anything in return on Mar 8.
This whole thing is really funny, especially in the context of Ukrainian realities. Not that many people are patriotic enough to die for the country, and so many young men (including me) try to avoid the draft, yet all the men become the Defenders of this country when it comes to Feb 23.
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