Mother Heroine award
By Jojo
@Sojourn (13837)
India
August 18, 2022 2:43pm CST
Maybe those of you who keep an eye out on international news, already know what I mentioned in the title.
And those don't, let me tell you what it is. It is nothing but an award announced by the 'dictator' Vladimir Putin, to revive the shrinking Russian population. The population of Russia is purportedly on a decline since WWII and never really taken any significant upturn. Its so bizarre to think that its neighboring nation (China) has the largest population in the world.
So, basically, this award would be given to an
woman who bears ten or more children, offering financial incentives as well as social recognition to her, by conferring the honorary "Mother Heroine" title.
During Stalin era, this award was said to be given to 400000 citizens, so Putin is actually resurrecting this award.
So, is Russia going for a post-war reconstruction of its population after losing many lives in the battle? Whatever it might be, I found this news amusing being from a country where population 'control' is one of the top agendas of every government
For details of the award
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/putin-will-give-1-mn-rubles-to-women-who-bear-10-kids-to-revive-population-but-there-s-a-condition/ar-AA10NajB?ocid=mmx&pc=EMMX01&cvid=a10739f3de82495c9a1edee304e6b09e
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15 responses
@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
19 Aug 22
Russia's population peaked in the early 1990s with about 148 million people in the country. Today, Russia's population is 144 million, not a big difference. Not all countries are interested in population control. Italy is also asking to the women to have more than only one child.
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@snowy22315 (181987)
• United States
24 Aug 22
Yeah, that's brilliant, cuz Russian life is just so easy...the world is overpopulated and can't support the population they have now.
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
20 Aug 22
Perfect timing for him to do this.
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@Beestring (14675)
• Hong Kong
19 Aug 22
This sounds really funny. Who would want to raise 10 children to get an award?
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@Sojourn (13837)
• India
19 Aug 22
@Beestring My maternal grandmother had 8 children
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@Beestring (14675)
• Hong Kong
19 Aug 22
@Sojourn I shared this news with a friend. We both had a laugh. Actually, in the old days when I was a kid, families having 8-10 children were not rare.
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@shaggin (72184)
• United States
24 Feb 23
Oh gosh wow that seems so strange to me. I hope it is a large amount of money they are given as an incentive since it’s so costly to raise a large family. I have 1 stepson and 3 kids. That’s enough for me!
@RasmaSandra (80659)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Aug 22
Russia already made a big mistake when they were Soviets and forced many people to go live int he countries they occupied, When freedom came for those countries the Russians no longer wanted to return to their country,
@RasmaSandra (80659)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Aug 22
@Sojourn the Baltic States Estonia Latvia and Lithuania I think the Russian population is still very high in Latvia even now
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@everwonderwhy (7365)
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29 Aug 22
I learned from a Christian conservative network I subscribe to, based on his research and analysis, V. Putin is a staunch family-oriented leader. He believes in the protection of the family unit to educate children and parents the importance of keeping the traditional values of parents are the one and only and main educators and carers of their children and autonomy of the family unit.
Sounds good and ideal, in my opinion.
@everwonderwhy (7365)
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29 Aug 22
@Sojourn In Western influence culture, no.
I still have friends who have large families and are doing well-- morally, spiritually, sufficiently and independently. They are hard working and provide for their own families with little to do with government handouts. If governments help, these families gladly accept as blessings and provision. Not as a demand for entitlements.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
26 Aug 22
This is to encourage more births to populate Russia.
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