:: Russia, Population Disaster

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:: Birth rate should continue to increase - Golikova
Russia's population will stop decreasing if every Russian family has at least two children, Russian Health and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova said ... Interfax; JRL 2011-122, July 11, 2011

NewsLinks

:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Demography: Population Has Small Decline In 2010 - Arctic Progress 2-2-11/JRL 2011-20
:: NEWSLINK: Russian population slips to 141.2 million: state agency - AFP 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207
:: NEWSLINK: Census Doesn't Count - Moscow Times 11-4-10/JRL 2010-207

:: Divorce-prone Russia marks Family Day
Russia marked the Day of Married Love and Family Happiness on Friday amid a deepening demographic crisis and a record divorce rate ... RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-121, July 8, 2011
:: Too Much Smoking, Booze and Food (Russia List 2011 #76)
I have read with interest numerous articles on Russia's demographic collapse, many of them featured in Russia List ... James Schumaker; JRL 2011-78, May 3, 2011
:: Pension time bomb
Russia isn't unique in facing a looming pension crisis ... Ben Aris, BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-77, April 29, 2011
:: Putin Notes Positive Trends in Demographic Situation
During the financial crisis, the government was consistently increasing spending on health services, Putin said ... Interfax; JRL 2011-77, April 29, 2011
:: Duma committee drafts bill on cutting abortion rate
Legislators in Russia's lower house of parliament have prepared a draft law that they hope will reduce the more than 1 million abortions performed in the country each year, a senior lawmaker said on Friday ... RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-72, April 22, 2011
:: Russian Census Results Show Continuing Demographic Crisis
Thus far, the first preliminary results from last year's Russian census confirms the existence of a long-running demographic crisis and is sparking debate about the latest headcount's accuracy and governmental response ... Robert Coalson, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-61, April 6, 2011
:: Why is the Russian pension system in need of reform?
An ageing demographic profile is one of the most important challenges facing the Russian economy in 2010-2020 ... Renaissance Capital, BusinessNewEurope; JRL 2011-54, March 24, 2011
:: Demographers Warn of Looming Population Crisis for Russia
Demographers warn that by 2030, there will be one pensioner for every working person in Russia ... Anya Ardayeva, Voice of America; JRL 2011-52, March 22, 2011
:: National Project Helped Improve Health, Demography In Russia - Deputy PM
According to the blueprint plan, Russia is to spend R1,617bn (56bn dollars) on improving demography in the next five years ... RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-37, March 1, 2011
:: Russian population must stabilize at 143 million by year 2015 - Putin
Putin declared the second phase of a Russian demographic development concept ... Interfax; JRL 2011-30, Feb. 18, 2011
:: Russian Population Continued To Shrink In 2010 - Statistics Service
The Russian population declined at an increasing rate in 2010 ... Interfax; JRL 2011-18, Jan. 31, 2011
:: Russian women protest new maternity benefits payment system
Opponents of a new system say this is likely to result in lower maternity leave payments ... RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-12; Jan. 18, 2011
:: Bump and Protest: Although Russia Could Be on Course for Demographic Disaster, the Government Has Cut Incentives to Would-Be Mothers
The protest made up of pregnant women and young mothers organized at the end of December astonished even the skeptics, cynics and politicians ... Svetlana Kononova, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-8; Jan. 12, 2011

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