Today's world once again demands strength and the ability to defend oneself. But these manly virtues have almost disappeared from the lives of boys and men. Modern men should be empathetic and caring - this has been required for fifty years. What are the implications of this "feminist trend" against the background of the war in Ukraine, asks an emeritus professor of political sociology in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, we bring you parts of his text. For the first time since 1945, there is a major war in Europe. By attacking Ukraine, Putin wants to destroy the European balance. But other things are also being destroyed: perspectives, former certainties, values. These include a specific image of men: since the 1970s,