Russia’s attempts to boost its flagging birth rate — through policies promoting “traditional values,” tighter abortion restrictions and officials’ encouragement of larger families — appear to be falling short, as the number of births has fallen to its lowest level in centuries.

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    12 days ago

    Maybe you’d have more babies if you didn’t endlessly send your young men to early graves to fuel an expansion war.🤔

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    The decline was even steeper in February alone, with births falling 7.6% year-over-year to 90,500 — 7,400 fewer than in the same month last year.

    Nearly half of the drop can be explained by the fact it was a leap year in 2024

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    12 days ago

    Russians not being born is even better than dead Russians on the front lines. I’m all about this!