Only 3 per cent of Russian parents surveyed by specialists of the job search service dream of a scientific career for their child, while most of the respondents voted for the professions of IT specialists and medical workers. Talking about their dreams of the future for their sons, 26 per cent of Russian parents admitted
Specialists of the Russian job search service conducted a survey and found out that the main thing for the country’s parents is to help children choose a profession and give them an education. According to the survey results, for most Russians, “putting a child on his feet” means, first of all, helping him choose a
On Wednesday, December 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with a schoolgirl from the Stavropol Territory, Tatyana Trotsenko, whose dream he helped to fulfil – the girl had a wish to attend the “Swan Lake” ballet at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. The President invited the girl to come to Moscow to
The Russian charitable foundation “Krug Dobra” (“Circle of Good”) will purchase the most expensive medicine in the world, Zolgensma. for the treatment of children with spinal muscular atrophy. The press service of the country’s Ministry of Health clarified that yesterday, on December 9, this drug was registered for official use in Russia. Spinal muscular atrophy
Specialists of the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre conducted a study and found out how Russians feel about having children. The survey showed that the majority of respondents believe that children are needed for procreation (33%). Others said that children are happiness and joy (20%), our future (12%), the meaning of life (9%), the future
The relevant commission of the Government of the Russian Federation approved a bill that gives the right for maternity capital to men raising children from surrogate mothers. According to Kommersant, in the near future, the Cabinet of Ministers will make appropriate amendments to the law for consideration by the State Duma. According to the bill,
Children born in mixed marriages (including one Russian parent) should automatically receive Russian citizenship, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The Minister replied that this should happen in accordance with the constitution, regardless of where the family lives, on the territory of Russia or in another state. Moreover, he said that Russia is interested
From August 2, 2021, citizens of the Russian Federation can receive a lump sum payment of 10 thousand rubles for a school-age child (from 6 to 18 years old), TASS reports. In addition to these payments, the Russian authorities actively support families living in the country by means of many other cash benefits. Thus, women
Teaching financial literacy will become compulsory for Russian schools. Various elements of this discipline have already appeared in the new educational standards, RIA Novosti reports. In the elementary grades, it will be included in the programme of Mathematics and from the fifth to the ninth grades, it will be added to Social Studies and Geography.
On June 20, the results of the first All-Russian competitive marathon “Healthy Children – Healthy Russia” were summed up in Moscow. The event, held by Irina Viner International Sports Academy with the support of the Presidential Grants Fund, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Sports of Russia, gathered hundreds of athletes, RIA Novosti
Three-quarters of Russians support the idea of allocating a certain budget for pocket money for their children, RIA Novosti reports, referring to a study conducted by Rosgosstrakh Bank. Most parents consider the optimal amount of pocket money for children to be up to 250 rubles a week. Experts clarify that about 74 per cent of
The Russian government will subsidize preferential fares for family travel on long-distance trains, RIA Novosti told with reference to the press service of the Russian Cabinet of Ministers. It is specified that the privileges will apply to trips in compartment coaches on long-distance trains of all categories. Families with one child or several children under
On International Children’s Day, which is traditionally celebrated on June 1, TASS told about the enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Russia which are engaged in the manufacture and release of various goods for children. In the Soviet Union, where the defence industry enterprises possessed the main production potential, the production of children’s toys was
