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Russian town asks citizens to multiply
September 12, 2007, 06:52 PM
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ULYANOVSK, Russia, Sept. 12 (UPI) — Couples in a Russian community were doing their patriotic duty Wednesday by trying to increase the country's population.

Ulyanovsk's Gov. Sergei Morozov declared the day Family Contact Day as part of a proposal under which families could receive prizes for having babies on Russia Day, The Moscow Times reported. Wednesday was nine months before the June 12 holiday.

The Give Birth to a Patriot on Russia Day initiative aligns with Russian President Vladimir Putin's call to counter a declining population by increasing the number of birth.

The initiative is directed at improving the demographic situation in the region, a Morozov spokeswoman said.

Families who have children on June 12 could win valuable prizes, the spokeswoman said.