Kovalevskaya E.V. Attitudes of Russians to family and divorce. Regional problems of economic transformation. 2025. No. 10 (180). Pp. 225–234.

Òåêñò ñòàòüè íà ñàéòå æóðíàëà URL: http://www.rppe.ru/new/index.php/rppe/article/view/3098 (äàòà îáðàùåíèÿ 10.01.2026)

Abstract

The family is the primary social institution, fulfilling the most vital functions in  society,  including  reproductive  and  socialization  functions,  without  which  society  itself  cannot exist. To address Russia's demographic challenges, it is essential for stable families  with  children  to  predominate  and  for  the  divorce  rate  to  decrease.  Divorce  negatively  impacts  the  family  structure  of  society.  This  article,  using  data  from  VTsIOM  surveys,  examines  Russian  men's  and  women's  attitudes  toward  starting  a  family,  registering  marriage, and divorce, the reasons for divorce and family breakdown, and how this impacts  the birth rate. Rosstat data was used to analyze divorce trends in the USSR and Russia from  1950 to 2023.