The March 8 celebrations do not have any connection with Russian history and culture, a senior cleric has said The Russian Orthodox Church does not support the celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, as it is not connected to Russian cultural and spiritual traditions, a senior cleric has said. Archpriest Konstantin Khartinov, the rector of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra in Peresvet, stressed that “it is not women that the Orthodox Church does not support,” but rather the