Attention to the state of the family in Russia is becoming one of the ideological lines of the state, and if we consider the country as a unique civilization, the traditional Russian family is its basis. This opinion was expressed by Firdus Aliyev, general director of the Expert Institute for Social Research (EISR), for interaction with the expert community, at the roundtable “Family values and value” of the Expert Institute for Social Research (EISR). family”, which took place in the press center of MIA Rossiya Segodnya.
According to the expert, the family institution is being tested for strength all over the world. Russia went through serious tests in the 90s, when many values were half forgotten.
“The serious internal and external challenges facing the country require a return to traditional values. It is almost impossible to do this without trusting the family,” Aliyev said.
He emphasized that transferring moral values and traditions only through the administrative tools of the state will not yield positive results. The expert believes that only the family can be such an institution.
Serey Kolyada, Communications Director of the presidential platform “Russia is a Country of Opportunities”, member of the expert council of the Moscow City Council of Fathers, believes that the recently launched contest “This is Our Family” will help popularize the family institution.
“The main purpose of this competition is to unite families through mutually beneficial activities. “This is a good opportunity to spend time together, this is a space for intergenerational rapprochement,” Kolyada said.
In turn, Mikhail Mamonov, head of VTsIOM’s political research department, said that the increased interest in family matters is a response to a real demand from Russians.
He pointed out that sociological studies show that family is an important value in Russian society.
In her speech, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Family, Women and Children Tatyana Butskaya talked about the importance of improving family support measures.
“A strategy for the support and interests of the family will form the basis of the decree currently being prepared to be brought to the president’s desk. The parliamentarian said that many people know this decree as the “law on large families”, which creates an understanding of a unified large family, an understanding of what we include in this definition.
He added that every region of the country is now investing in supporting large families, with a total amount reaching 60 billion rubles last year.