The initiative coincides with the introduction of a number of plans by Russian officials in response to Putin’s demand that the nation’s demographic slide be stopped.
According to Mirror, Russia is thinking of creating a “ministry of sex” to address the nation’s dropping birth rate. A petition calling for such a ministry is being reviewed by Nina Ostanina, 68, a supporter of President Vladimir Putin and the chairwoman of the Russian Parliament’s Committee on Family Protection, Paternity, Maternity, and Childhood.
This move coincides with the introduction of a number of measures by Russian authorities in response to Putin’s demand to halt the nation’s demographic decline, which has been made worse by the substantial death toll from the now three-year-old war in Ukraine.
According to Moskvich magazine, the “ministry of sex,” which would lead birth rate measures, was proposed in a petition by the GlavPR agency.
In keeping with Kremlin objectives, deputy mayor Anastasia Rakova, a well-known Putin admirer, highlighted the importance of procreation. Rakova urged women to prioritise having children, saying, “Everyone in the city knows that there is a special test which allows us to establish the fertility level of a woman, her ability to get pregnant.”
What Initiatives are Proposed?
According to the Mirror story, one outlandish suggestion is to encourage couples to have intimate activities by shutting off the Internet and even the lights between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.
Another proposal is for the state to compensate stay-at-home moms for household chores; the money earned would then be used to determine their pension. In order to foster relationships, it is also recommended that the government pay up to 5,000 roubles (£40) for initial dates.
Another plan would use public funds to pay for couples’ wedding-night hotel stays up to 26,300 roubles (£208) in order to promote pregnancy.
Although the origin of this program is unknown, several areas are putting their own programs into place to encourage couples to have children. In Chelyabinsk, female students between the ages of 18 and 23 can receive £8,500 for a first-born kid, while in Khabarovsk, they can receive £900.
Regional Health Minister Yevgeny Shestopalov even advocated for Russians to “procreate” during their lunch and coffee breaks at work, saying, “You can engage in procreation during breaks because life flies by too quickly.”
Authorities Probe Women’s Personal Lives
In the meantime, in an effort to promote greater birth rates, Moscow officials are looking into the private lives of women. In-depth surveys regarding sexual and reproductive health have been sent to female public sector employees, suggesting a strategy for more extensive data collecting throughout Russia. The same questions are posed at doctor’s appointments for those who don’t reply.
Among the extremely private questions on the survey are:
When did you start having sex?
Do you use hormonal birth control or condoms?
Do you feel any pain or bleeding when having sex?
Have you ever been infertile or became pregnant? How many, if any?
Do you currently have children or do you intend to have more in the upcoming year?
When asked to give these details to their HR offices, staff members at state-run cultural institutions reportedly became irate. After submitting blank forms, several employees were told to include their names.
In order to respond to these questions in person, they were then obliged to go to interviews with state physicians. Separately, 20,000 women have so far enrolled in Moscow’s free fertility testing program.
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