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Russia is a nation in decline.

The country’s birth rates have been in decline since 1994 when Russia was estimated to have 149 million citizens. By the start of 2022, its population was estimated to be 145.6 million, with 3,358 births a day being more than cancelled out by a daily death rate of 3,663. (May 2023)

Economically it is failing: household income per capita in 2011 was $8,487. At the end of 2022 it was $7,932.

Per capita alcohol consumption (2019) was 4.16 gallons. That compares with US consumption of 2.51 gallons. (2022)

How Christian are Russians? Across all three waves of ISSP data, no more than about one-in-ten Russians said they attend religious services at least once a month. The share of regular attenders (monthly or more often) was 2% in 1991, 9% in 1998 and 7% in 2008.(Feb 10, 2014.) In the US, in May, 2023, Gallup reports 31% of U.S. adults said they attended church in the past seven days, remaining below the 34% measured before the pandemic and the 40% measured in most years before 2013. (June 26, 2023)

If Humanity’s Survival depends on Russia, we might as well close up shop now.