Russia’s ‘weird’ campaign to boost its birth rate

The country’s fertility rate was 1.4 births per woman in 2023, according to the most recent UN statistics. That’s well below ...
The Maravi Post

Russia to turn off electricity, internet in necessitating intimacy amid low population

MOSCOW- (MaraviPost)- Russia is reportedly exploring an unusual strategy to address its ongoing population decline by limiting electricity and internet access after 10 PM. Officials believe reduced ...
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Russia’s population is shrinking rapidly. Putin is trying to put a stop to that

For a quarter of a century, President Vladimir Putin has grappled with Russia's declining and ageing population. The demographic crisis predates his ascent to power, with the nation recording its ...
New York Post

How Russia’s shrinking and aging population poses security threat

For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia’s shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged ...
SFGate

Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat it

For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia's shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged ...