Putin suggested reviving the Soviet contest “Come on, girls!”

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, recommended that all regional authorities of the country hold corporate contests “Come on, girls!” As an example, the experience of holding a similar event at “Uralvagonzavode” is indicated. TASS drew attention to the list, which was published on April 5.

Heads of regions are appointed responsible for the execution of the order. They must report on the holding of tenders by November 1, 2024.

On February 15 of this year, Putin visited “Uralvagonzavod” in Nizhny Tagil. There, he was approached by an employee of the enterprise, Valery Frolova, who won the contest “Well, girls!” held at the plant. She suggested to the president to make this event all-Russian. Putin promised her to think. There are no details on how, in Putin’s opinion, the federal competition should look like.

• Competition “Come on, girls!” (named after a line from a song of the Stalin era “March of the Women’s Brigades”) was held in the USSR from 1970 to 1987. The event was positioned as a “sports-intellectual competition of the most beautiful girls of the Soviet Union”. Ego was shown on Soviet television. Girls were selected for the competition on professional grounds. They competed for the title of the best in their field. Also, on Soviet television, the program “Come on, guys!” was broadcast, which was created as an analogue of “Come on, girls!”. There were more athletic competitions in it.
• Under the pretext of protecting “spiritual and moral values” or “traditional values” in Russia, initiatives have been promoted in recent years that limit women’s rights. In particular, the Russian authorities are actively discussing measures to restrict women’s rights to abortion. The possibility of banning abortions in private clinics was discussed in the State Duma. Private clinics in Tatarstan, Kursk and Chelyabinsk regions and annexed Crimea have already refused to perform abortions. In some regions, fines were introduced for “inclination to abortion”.
• Also, in recent years, draft laws on the prevention of domestic violence have been submitted to the State Duma of Russia more than 40 times, but they have not passed a single reading. In 2017, the article on beatings was removed from the Russian Criminal Code, and administrative liability was introduced for domestic violence. According to the United Women’s Non-Governmental Consortium, almost two-thirds (61%) of women killed in Russia in 2018 were victims of domestic violence.