Is Putin's Parental Glory award helping Russia's population problem? | ITV News

Russia’s birth rate dropped by almost 11 per cent in 2017, to its lowest level in a decade. But Putin has come up with a new way of rewarding its citizens while addressing its population problems - The Order of Parental Glory award which honours the country’s largest families. Awarded to two large families (seven or more children) every year, it is the epitome of a Conservative, Nationalist, Russian ideal. Some of the mothers at the ceremony have been pregnant on and off, for 20 years. Rageh Omaar spends time with families with 7 or more children, one of which has been awarded the Order of Parental Glory – asking if this is Putin’s way of encouraging population growth and safeguarding Russia’s future. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/