In the Kremlin, they’re the benefactors. They claim to support motherhood and childhood. They’ve suddenly become generous with maternity capital and hot meals in schools. And anyone who dares question this generosity is branded a moral monster. Over the next few months, we’re in for a major brainwashing campaign on this subject. And here it is important not to forget the main point: the real moral monsters, who blocked measures of social support for families for years and decades, are Putin and his United Russia party. These shameless people kept child benefits at 50 rubles a month for all 20 years of their rule. Everyone told them: 50 rubles is an insult, but they flatly refused to raise the benefit. Enough. It’s sufficient. So if the authorities are looking for someone to call moral monsters, they should take a look in the mirror.
