Russia Offers Schoolgirls £950 to Have Babies Amid War-Induced Demographic Crisis – Russia becomes the first country to adopt this measure
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russia-offers-schoolgirls-950-have-babies-amid-war-induced-demographic-crisis-1732139
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From the article
Russia’s demographic crisis has been steadily worsening for decades, but the war in Ukraine has exacerbated the decline. According to [The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/russias-oryol-becomes-first-region-to-offer-schoolgirls-1200-to-have-babies-as-war-hits-population/articleshow/119457331.cms), the country’s birth rate now stands at just 1.42 births per woman—well below the replacement level of 2.1.
Putin has publicly condemned ‘child-free’ lifestyles as extremist and criminalised abortion in some cases. He has also increased cash payouts for mothers willing to bear more children, with the hope that Russia’s birth rate will climb again by 2027. The financial incentives, which began with university students, now span 40 regions, with Oryol taking the lead in pushing the boundaries.
Historically, Russia’s fertility rates have seen sharp declines during and after major conflicts. As per figures compiled by Statista, families in 1840 averaged seven children. That number dropped significantly during the First and Second World Wars and has remained in decline ever since. By the 2020s, the average had dropped to 1.8 children per family, falling further during the pandemic and now the war.
With whom are they supposed to make a baby with, most of the men are in Ukraine ?
A lot of countries with declining birth rates give financial incentives to reproduce. In Norway, you get a monthly stipend until the child is 18.
How long would the baby food last that you could purchase for 950£ in Russia?
As soon as he turns 18, he’ll be sent to the meat grinder so don’t get overly attached (and if he dies… you get a free… meat grinder!!! Sounds fair, right?)
This is why they stole tens of thousands of Ukrainian children from Ukraine.
Make being a mother a full time job with benefits. That might move the needle.
If onlyfans is still a available i think they can make much more.Over 18 of course
What the fuck with this picture choice
Russia is suggesting impregnating minors and this newspaper is like, what photo should we choose? Ah yes, ‘young women looking like they’re at Octoberfest and find the idea fun/exciting’
*vomits*
Key detail from the article:
“The controversial policy, first introduced in the Oryol region, targets girls in full-time education, including those as young as 15, and is part of a broader state-backed initiative to combat Russia’s falling birth rate and staggering wartime losses.”
Welcome to the future the far right wants for us. And to believe there are actual politicians outside of Russia praising Putin and his administration’s policies
Moar canon fodder for future imperial invasions, be a good citizen and make it your duty!
“Russia’s paying girls to have babies—unbelievable folks, unbelievable. So I’m making a tremendous deal, tremendous. Today, I proudly announce America will immediately export all our incels. Tremendous deal! Russia gets more people; America gets fewer basement dwellers. Everybody wins—especially the incels.”
– Trump, 2025 Policy Discussion Maybe
Raises hand ✋* I have a question: what the fuck?? And why not women?
I’m not defending Russia at all, but this is a super sketchy site full of bad popups and zero links to reference.
In my country the government gives you money if you have a child, regardless of the mother’s age, but that’s considered responsible government. The headline just could easily have been “Region in Russia extends maternity benefit.” Like the headline combined with the picture is straight yellow journalism.
This is really sad. If they treated people well they would not need to do this.
Money is not an issue: Russian oligarchs have a combined wealth around $600-700 billion, the state much more.
But no, let’s buy more superyachts, steal more foreign children and prostitute your own for $1000 just to wage war to compensate for small penises.
So now we know where Elon Musk’s obsession with child birth originated.
Aaah yes the 1k incentive have a child that costs 400xt to raise them. You’ll find a way to make the other 399k!
Let’s kneecap the female workforce to birth potentially a generation of kids that will live in adoption homes or in the streets. Solid strat. Maybe avoid starting conflicts that will decimate your young population?
Unless the state is willing to support either parents or kids, ideally both, don’t bother even trying.
Only 950? My child tax credit for 2 kids is something like 4k… *per year*
How are they the first? We’ve been doing this as long as I’ve been alive.
this is an awfully low amount of money to care for a child