Russian Politician: “We’re going to implement a nationwide psychological health care system [evil]”

Russian Treasury: “That’s going to cost money”

Russian Politician: “Just tell psychologists to do it for free.”

Russian Professional Association: “Now nobody wants to be a psychologist.”

Russian Politician: whispering to state security service

sound of Russian Professional Association getting thrown out a window

Incidentally…

Russia has an estimated population of 146.0 million as of 1 January 2025, down from 147.2 million recorded in the 2021 census. It is the most populous country in Europe, and the ninth-most populous country in the world. Russia has a population density of 8.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (22 inhabitants/mi2), with its overall life expectancy being 73 years (68 years for males and 79 years for females) as of 2023. The total fertility rate across Russia was estimated to be 1.37 children born per woman as of 2025, which is in line with the European average but below the replacement rate of 2.1.

By the end of 2024, the natural decline of the Russian population amounted to 596.2 thousand people, according to published data from Rosstat. Compared to the end of 2023, the indicator increased by 20.4% (from 495.3 thousand). However, this decline is offset by massive immigration, particularly from Central Asia.

This isn’t a real problem, it’s a meme problem. The country is at a historical peak of population, has ample neighboring nations with people eager to immigrate, and is experiencing a slight lull largely driven by the poor wartime economic performance.

And scratch the surface of any of these concerns. What you’ll discover isn’t a fear of population decline, it is a fear of ethnic Caucasian family lines experiencing a decline. Very specifically, the children and grandchildren of the kleptocrats running the country.