It's as Putin recently said, "“Many Euro-Atlantic countries have moved away from their roots, including Christian values. Policies are being pursued that place on the same level a multi-child family and a same-sex partnership, a faith in God and a belief in Satan. This is the path to degradation.”

While Putin seems to have the right idea when it comes to children and families, the Russian people don't seem to share it. The birthrate there is about 1.3 per individual female and the replacement rate is a minimum 2.1. Russia, therefore, like Western Europe, is dying.

"Russia's population peaked in the early 1990s (at the time of the end of the Soviet Union) with about 148 million people in the country. Today, Russia's population is approximately 143 million. The United States Census Bureau estimates that Russia's population will decline from the current 143 million to a mere 111 million by 2050, a loss of more than 30 million people and a decrease of more than 20%."

http://geography.about.com/od/obtainpopu...a/russiapop.htm