Russia weaponises traditional family values to boost its ‘catastrophic’ birth rate
- One Saturday afternoon in May 2026, families gathered on Poklonnaya Gora, a hilltop war memorial park in western Moscow.
- They came for a procession and a “moleben,” an Orthodox prayer service, for the well-being of Russian families.
- Church media billed it as the first Day of the Sanctity of the Family.
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- One Saturday afternoon in May 2026, families gathered on Poklonnaya Gora, a hilltop war memorial park in western Moscow.
- They came for a procession and a “moleben,” an Orthodox prayer service, for the well-being of Russian families.
- Church media billed it as the first Day of the Sanctity of the Family.
Sources: The Independent