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> Russia will require mass-immigration in the near future to avoid collapse. Russia's male military-age population is under 12 million, and maybe 800,000 have
by Animats 2y ago
> Russia will require mass-immigration in the near future to avoid collapse.
Russia's male military-age population is under 12 million, and maybe 800,000 have been killed or seriously injured so far. The solution Russia is trying: "Pregnant at 16", a reality TV show, to encourage young women to get pregnant.[1] They need fresh meat for the grinder.
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/10/russia-population-demography-children-family https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/10/russia-popul...
- tim333 2y agoIt's kind of sad really. Here's video of some of their troops being sent to attack on crutches, presumably either because they are short of soldiers or Putin would just prefer them dead to returning wounded. https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1i6w20y/elite_russian_soldiers_ordered_to_attack_using/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1i6w20y/elite_russ...
- jiggawatts 2y agoThey've been sacrificing less-than-ideal workers, such as the over-40s, the less educated from rural regions, and prisoners. The numbers of young men are dropping only indirectly, because they emigrated to escape potential conscription, or just escaping Russia in general. This brain-drain is going to kneecap their economy.
- lifestyleguru 2y agoDemographic analysis in a modern sense is irrelevant for Russia. They will need to introduce something resembling feudal slavery and suck people out from former Soviet Union republics.