The Eighth Initiative Group () is a group of feminist activists in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

. It has existed since 2018, and has an anti-war theme. To mark

International Women's Day International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March, commemorating women's fight for equality and liberation along with the women's rights movement. International Women's Day gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive righ ...

2021, the group organized a protest of around 100 people. In December 2021 they demonstrated in support of Memorial International, laying flowers at the

Solovetsky Stone The Solovetsky Stone () is a monument on Lubyanka Square in Moscow to the victims of political repression. It is in close proximity to the Lubyanka Building, headquarters since 1918 of various Russian security services, from the Cheka to today's ...

along with municipal deputy Vitaliy Bovar. On February 23, 2022, the day before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, activists from the Eighth Initiative Group organized a 'silent picket' against the war on the

Saint Petersburg Metro The Saint Petersburg Metro () is a rapid transit system in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Construction began in early 1941, but was put on hold due to World War II and the subsequent Siege of Leningrad, during which the constructed stations were used a ...

. The group has announced an anti-war rally for March 6.

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Feminist organizations in Russia Organizations based in Saint Petersburg {{SaintPetersburg-stub