When the Soviet Union broke up, Russia entered a lengthy baby bust, with its birthrate falling below replacement level (2.1 babies per woman), and continuing to drop for a decade until it hit 1.16 in 1999.
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President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered officials to develop measures aimed at reversing the mass emigration of Russian citizens sparked by the invasion of Ukraine and the country’s “partial” mobilization of reservists.
The need for additional troops risks alienating the Russian public and further destabilizing the country’s economy, which is already under pressure from Western sanctions, export controls, and other punitive measures.