Today is Baby Making Day in The Region of Ulyanovsk
As I reported last week, the region of trying to increase their population by offering prize for any babies that are born exacting 9 months from today.
Governor Sergei Morozov has declared Wednesday "Family Contact Day" as part of an initiative under which prizes are awarded to families that have babies on Russia Day. Wednesday is precisely nine months before the June 12 holiday, prompting some newspapers to dub the celebration "Conception Day."The Ulyanovsk initiative, called "Give Birth to a Patriot on Russia Day," is in line with President Vladimir Putin's call to fight the demographic crisis by increasing the birthrate. Russia has experienced a steep population decline since the Soviet collapse.
"The initiative is directed at improving the demographic situation in the region," said Morozov's spokeswoman, who declined to give her name in accordance with her office's policy.
Morozov has encouraged employers to give people the day off Wednesday, she said, although she denied that the goal was to make couples go home and have sex. Instead, she said, the authorities are organizing events to promote family values, including concerts, exhibitions and an "agit-train" that will travel around the region with gynecologists and psychologists dispensing advice. The term agit-train was used by the Bolsheviks to describe trains that traversed the countryside showing propaganda films.
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