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The Earth's seven billionth resident was born in Russia

October 31, 2011 Ilya Stulov
The number of people on Earth has reached 7 billion. The child who opened the new demographic era was born in Russia

No rush to be a mom

April 21, 2011 Elena Novikova
Even as the government encourages women to have more children, young Russians are delaying parenthood

Russian President sums up Year’s events in TV interview

December 27, 2010 Russia Today TV Channel
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has spoken of the results of the year 2010 and given major guidelines for future development in his interview with three major Russian television channels.

Medvedev as social worker

December 6, 2010 Georgy Bovt
Medvedev's third speech to the federal assembly did little to answer questions about 2012, besides showing that Russia's ruling tandem is keeping its options open

In Russia, modernization is for the children

December 1, 2010 Viktor Khamraev, Kommersant (translated by RT)
In his third Address to the Federal Assembly, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev focused on the country's children.

Preliminary census results show population drop

November 10, 2010 Business New Europe, Combined Reports
Russia's census, conducted in October, shows a significant decline in the population since 1991.

Twenty-five questions for everyone in Russia: 2010 census begins

October 18, 2010 Kevin O`Flynn, RFE/RL
Census takers are fanning out across Russia as this year's count begins.

Quality, not quantity

September 21, 2010 Artem Zagorodnov, Russia Now
"2009 was the first year in which Russia’s population actually increased, a fact many still ignore."

Russian life expectancy begins recovery

March 24, 2010 news

Majority rule

February 24, 2010 Richard Lourie, The Moscow Times

Large families awarded in Kremlin

January 14, 2009 Russia Today
President Medvedev has awarded parents of large families in Russia with a special `Parents' Glory' award and has promised to address social and material assistance for mothers and children in spite of the economic crisis

Family: Support Long Overdue

February 27, 2008 Dmitry Babich

Grandpa

November 14, 2007 Marina Klariss, RG
All You Need is Love... and Perhaps a Little Bit of Land