Zhyromskaya V.B., Aralovets N.A., Chernysheva N.V. Demographic parameters of the Russian family in the 1950s. Woman in Russian society. 2024. No. 4. P. 139-155.

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Abstract

Based on legislative materials and statistical data, the article shows that in the 1950s in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and its regions, married men and women predominantly lived with their families. The number of family members living separately from families, but connected with them by a common budget, and especially single people, was small. However, the number of single people increased, especially among women. Nuclear families constituted the majority during this period. Men in these families were most often the heads of families. Families on average consisted of 3-4 members, usually parents and children. The type and size of Russian families changed under the influence of fluctuations in mortality and divorce rates of the population. Declining birth rates reduced the number of children in Russian families, which also affected their size. The birth rate began to decline, especially in cities. The social and demographic measures taken were aimed at stimulating the birth rate, protecting the health of women and children, and improving the health of the population as a whole.