Childfree Russia
Russian opposition non-government movement
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History
Edward Lisovskii, a founder of the movement, is a marketer by profession. He headed the company "Advertising Group of the Russian Federation", which worked with advertising in the Moscow Metro,[5] online with Victoria Bonya, Vadim Galygin and Justin Bieber, as well as Odnoklassniki, MTS and TV shows.[6][7]
In 2012, Lisovskii compiled the principles of the childfree ideology in Russia and opened several communities on social networks.[8]
In 2013, VKontakte, at the request of the prosecutor's office, blocked Lisovskii's personal accounts and his community on VKontakte, and he urgently left St. Petersburg.[9][10]
According to a 2020 study by the NAFI Analytical Center, 46% of Russians aged 18 to 45 do not want to have children.[11][12] State television associates this fact with the development of his ideology.[13]
In 2021, Russian far-right MP Vitaly Milonov publicly stated that he would like to ban Childfree Russia and imprison Lisovskii for spreading "childfree propaganda".[10][14][3]
In 2022, Senator Margarita Pavlova came up with a bill to ban content related to childfree topics,[15] and equate Edward Lisovskii with an extremist because of his childfree views.[16] Lisovskii was forced to flee Russia in February 2022[17] by the Russian law enforcement forces,[18][17][13][19] moving into exile in Indonesia.[20] He constantly emphasizes that there is no childfree propaganda in Russia.[14]
In November 2024, the State Duma voted unanimously to ban "childfree propaganda".[21][22][23][24][25]