Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat ...

Key Points and Summary - War deaths, mass emigration, and a collapsing birth rate are converging into a historic Russian demographic shock. -Casualties concentrated among 30–39-year-old men, plus the ...

Russia is in the midst of a historic population decline as it continues to grapple with low birth rates, high emigration, staggering health statistics and a deadly war in Ukraine. The growing crisis ...

The Russia-Ukraine war has accelerated the population decline. A shrinking population threatens Russia's economy and could result in worker shortages and low growth. Russia's economy has a dire ...

Numerous factors have been floated to explain Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, including NATO’s expansion in Eastern Europe and a desire to restore Soviet-era might. But Ivan Krastev, ...

Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a demographic crisis and labor shortage, fueled by military casualties, emigration, and a ...

The Kremlin’s top doctor this week encouraged all Russians to engage in a "sex-at-work" scheme in a move to back President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to counter a growing population crisis. Despite ...

A member of the Russian State Duma has proposed releasing women convicted of minor charges from prisons so they can conceive, part of an effort to boost the country's low birthrate amid a period of ...