Oleg Matveicev

Oleg Matveicev is a Russian politician and member of the United Russia party, who recently made controversial statements regarding Russia's demographic crisis, claiming that improvements in living standards lead to lower birth rates. During a Civic Chamber debate on a bill to ban forced abortions, Matveicev argued against financial support for families, asserting that historical trends show that poorer countries tend to have higher birth rates. His remarks have sparked significant debate and criticism, particularly his comparison of abortion to wartime casualties and his views on women's roles in society.