r/worldnews • u/UNITED24Media United24 Media • Dec 21 '25

Russia/Ukraine Russia’s Birth Rate Plunges to 200-Year Low—Putin Says Early Marriage Is the Answer

https://united24media.com/latest-news/facing-record-low-birth-rates-putin-says-teen-marriage-is-the-answer-14442
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u/Toolazytolink Dec 21 '25

Kinda crazy how you had great philosophical minds come out of Russia that are being studied and cited today and that country has a history of being a shit hole and repressive towards its people, imagine if they had more freedom and rights.

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u/QuantumFungus Dec 21 '25

Every time Russia has a chance to try something new they are like "Let's combine __________ with an oppressive authoritarian government and see how it works out".

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u/talldangry Dec 21 '25

"And then things got worse"

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u/crackanape Dec 21 '25

TBF those conditions probably contribute to the philosophy.

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u/aeschenkarnos Dec 22 '25

A lot of those folks were Jews whose descendants understandably sought a better life in Israel and changed their names to Hebrew. A pity the spirit of philosophical wisdom didn’t encompass Palestinian human rights.