The last resistance fighters – courageous women as “beacons of hope”. As of: March 8, 2024, 6:23 p.m By: Leonie Hudelmaier, Kathrin Braun CommentsPressSplit Thousands of Russian women took to the streets on March8, 1917 to demand an end to the First World War.

Over 100 years later, women in Russia and Belarus are fighting against their regime again. March 8th is now one of the most important national holidays in Russia.