The Demographic and Social Crisis in the rf Is Getting Worse

The demographic crisis in the rf is no longer a state secret, despite the authorities’ attempts to restrict access to relevant statistics. The declining birth rates, aging of the population, and high mortality pose a serious threat to the country.

This crisis not only undermines the economic stability of the country, but also pushes the authorities to take radical and controversial measures to resolve social problems.

In particular, members of the state duma are considering the “activists”’ proposal to put unmarried men who are not trying to start a family on the so-called “black list of the Ministry of Internal Affairs” and punish them with correctional labor or sending them to war if they do not have a date within three months.

The failed migration policy makes the situation even worse. russia depends on labor migrants from Central Asia and other regions to fill labor shortages. However, it seeks to use them to replenish its military ranks in the war against Ukraine. The lack of an effective integration policy, the rise of xenophobia, and discriminatory practices only exacerbate the problem.

Another trend is the involvement of minors in the military-industrial complex – children are involved in the manufacture of UAVs used in the war against Ukraine.

Such practices show the degradation of social standards and priorities of the state, which resorts to coercion and repression and puts military goals above the welfare of its citizens.