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Russia's Demographic Challenges and Patriarch's Ambitious Population Goals
The chapter explores Russia's demographic crisis, highlighting declining birth rates, mortality rates, and efforts to incentivize large families. It delves into the patriarch of Moscow's call for repopulation tied to traditional values, proposing a lofty goal of growing the population to 600 million. The discussion extends to immigration trends, labor market dynamics, discrimination concerns, and touches on the controversial statements and past scandal of the patriarch.