The Demographic Crisis in Russia - Zeihan on Geopolitics

The Demographic Crisis in Russia - Zeihan on Geopolitics

The Russian demographic crisis is worsening. So, let’s look at the long-term structural, social, and economic problems, as well as some of the more recent changes hurting the Russian population.Forced urbanization under Stalin and Khrushchev meant fewer children. Major wars led to dramatic population holes. Substance abuse, both drugs and alcohol, has raised deaths and lowered birth rates. Economic instability discourages family growth. High abo…