Russia’s ‘weird’ campaign to boost its birth rate

The country’s fertility rate was 1.4 births per woman in 2023, according to the most recent UN statistics. That’s well below ...
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Does Russian feminism have a future?

Activism / A Russian feminist reflects on Julia Ioffe’s history of modern Russia. Nadezhda Azhgikhina MOSCOW—Julia Ioffe’s ...
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Julia Ioffe’s debut ‘Motherland’ tells the story of Russia through its women

Julia Ioffe is an award-winning Russian-born American journalist and author specializing in Russia-U.S. relations and ...
The New York Times

Fleeing Domestic Violence, and the Russian Advance

“I wanted something decent,” said a woman at a shelter near Ukraine’s border with Russia. “But this is how it turned out.” “I wanted something decent,” said a woman at a shelter near Ukraine’s border ...
The Conversation

Russia is turning to African women and conscripted North Koreans to tackle its defence worker shortage

Jennifer Mathers does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...