Vladimir Putin Hands Out 'Mother Heroine' Award To Women With Over 10 Children

Months after reviving the title from the Soviet era, Russian President Vladimir Putin presented "Mother Heroine" awards—a first in decades. The Kremlin stated that the award recognises mothers of more than ten children.

The title was bestowed, according to a Kremlin decree, "for great merits in strengthening the institution of the family and raising children." According to the latest AFP report, Medni Kadyrova, the wife of Putin's ally Ramzan Kadyrov, is one of the recipients of the honour.

Vladimir Putin Hands Out Mother Heroine Award

The title "Mother Heroine" will be given to a mother who is a citizen of the Russian Federation and who has given birth to and raised ten or more children who are Russian Federation citizens, according to the official decree reviving the award.

The Chechen Republic's current leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, has even pledged to send his teenage sons to the front lines of Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. A woman from the Yamalo-Nenets region of the Arctic who has not yet been named also received the title, according to AFP.

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Between 1990 and 1994, many women received the title, which Vladimir Putin brought back in August of last year. But this is the first time since the title was revived that it has been given out. Russian media had then reported that winners of the title are entitled to a lump sum payment of 1 million Rubles (13,24,062 rupees).

The title's resurgence demonstrates the growth of Russia's conservative trend since its invasion of Ukraine.

Since February 2014, Russia and Ukraine have been engaged in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Following the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, Russia annexed Crimea and backed pro-Russian separatists fighting Ukrainian government forces in the Donbas region. During the first eight years of the conflict, there were also naval incidents, cyberattacks, and heightened political tensions. The conflict significantly intensified in February 2022, when Russia began an invasion of Ukraine on a large scale.