After World War II, there were too many girls in the Soviet Union, and it was difficult to find a partner. The government came up with a trick and solved the big problem.
The Second World War broke down, the Soviet Union gained fame but lost people, so many young men died on the battlefield, leaving behind empty houses and countless single girls.
In the countryside, it is common for several girls to rob a man, even if the other is an alcoholic, there are people willing to marry, after all, at that time, having a home is more important than anything.
But this situation didn't last long, and new troubles appeared again. A large number of girls couldn't find their home, extramarital affairs became the norm, and there were more and more illegitimate children. These children couldn't inherit their family property, and they didn't even have serious names, which gradually became a social hidden danger.
The Soviet authorities also had a headache at the beginning, after all, in the traditional notion, marriage and rank are heavily regarded, but the population has fallen sharply, nothing more to do, even the labor force will be uneven.
The first is the policy of private children, directly giving these children legal identity, can inherit property can also go to school.
The situation exploded. Married women scolded them for not abiding by the rules. Conservatives felt that it had ruined the atmosphere, but the authorities could not turn back. Population issues were much more urgent than moral accusations.
It was not enough to solve the child's status alone, and more people had to start families. At this time, the authorities turned their mind on prisoners of war.
After the end of World War II, the Soviet Union held many Japanese prisoners of war as hard labor. These people were young and strong and could just make up for the male gap.
At first, this matter was taboo. If a female staff member in a prison camp came close to a prisoner of war, she would be fired at least or punished at worst.
There was a woman doctor who spoke all night with the prisoners of war, the party membership was gone, the men were still sent to excavate coal, but the girls did not have a choice, even if they were at risk, they were willing to communicate with the prisoners of war, and privately formed a family.
Later, the policy was simply released, allowing Japanese prisoners of war to marry Soviet girls, but there were few rules.
To convert to Orthodoxy, to become a Soviet citizen, to go through several levels of political censorship, even so, not everyone can do it.
According to statistics, more than a dozen Japanese prisoners of war in Kazakhstan have passed the examination and stayed, but more of them are not so lucky.
There was a Japanese prisoner of war who lived together with a Soviet woman and gave birth to a daughter. In order to stay and apply for nationality, he was sent to the Far East for repatriation. When he was on the boat, he was dealt with by the Japanese authorities and sank directly into the sea, leaving the mother and daughter with no news again.
Ironically, the German prisoners of war were not even eligible to apply, and a German prisoner of war wanted to marry and settle, instead being re-guarded, and the lover was also monitored.
After solving the problem of "where to find a man", the authorities began to promote childbirth again. The authorities provided subsidies to families with many children. The monthly support for each child was not small, enough for half a month's salary for ordinary workers.
Having ten children, you can still be rated as "Heroic Mother", wear a gold medal, receive a lifetime allowance, and have a higher status than the average person.
But it is useless to give rewards, so that men are willing to marry.In order to please women to increase the desire for childbirth, the Soviet Union changed the marriage law, when the divorce, the house deposit belongs to the woman, the child belongs to the mother, and the man can only take the car.
If a man commits domestic violence, he will be arrested without discussion, and all his marital income will have to be turned over to his wife.
This policy looks at protecting women, but as a result, it scares men too much to get married. There are already many boys and girls, and men can find a partner without having to work hard. Now getting married is equivalent to handing over all their property and freedom, and simply choosing to live together without getting a license.
In this way, you can manage your own money, no one cares if you want to drink, and you still have a chance to have offspring, so you don't have to bear the responsibility of marriage.
Even married men learn to escape, drinking outside every day and not going home, leaving only women at home.
Over time, the lack of father's role in the family became normal, and many children who grew up after the war did not impress the father, all depend on the mother.
The housing problem has blocked the marriage again. The authorities have engaged in unit housing distribution, trying to let newlyweds have a place to live. The houses that can be divided are too small.
The Khrushchev Building built at that time was all made of prefabricated panels. There were no elevators on the sixth floor, and the kitchen and toilet were too small to turn. Khrushchev himself said,"If I can get in, others can."
A family of several people is crowded in a house of tens of square meters, and there are indispensable contradictions, let alone having children with peace of mind.
After a series of operations, the effect and expectation were completely reversed. The marriage law turned marriage into a "shackle" for men, cohabitation became the norm, and there were more and more single-parent families.
The father's role is lacking, the boys raised don't know how to take responsibility, and the girls lack understanding of men. When they grow up, they still repeat the problems of the previous generation: men escape and women pay strongly.
Educated women in the city have seen through this cycle, simply choosing not to marry and not to be infertile, "hero mother" honor and fertility subsidies, in the end did not stop the decline in fertility.
In order to fill the population hole left by the war, morality, tradition, and international rules have to give way. Whether it liberalizes the intermarriage of prisoners of war or modifies the marriage law, the starting point is to solve the immediate crisis without considering the long-term impact.
Marriage became an exchange of interests, the family lacked the support of responsibility, seemingly solved the imbalance between men and women, but burned the hidden danger of family breakdown and intergenerational problems.
In the final analysis, population problems have never been solved by forced patchwork of policies. War takes not only lives, but also normal social structures and family values, which cannot be made up for by subsidies or policy coercion.
Those men and women struggling in the cracks of policies, whether they are girls rushing to get married, men escaping marriage, or ill-fated prisoners of war, are the bearers of war wounds.
War can end, and the wounds left by war can take generations to slowly heal.
The Second World War broke down, the Soviet Union gained fame but lost people, so many young men died on the battlefield, leaving behind empty houses and countless single girls.
In the countryside, it is common for several girls to rob a man, even if the other is an alcoholic, there are people willing to marry, after all, at that time, having a home is more important than anything.
But this situation didn't last long, and new troubles appeared again. A large number of girls couldn't find their home, extramarital affairs became the norm, and there were more and more illegitimate children. These children couldn't inherit their family property, and they didn't even have serious names, which gradually became a social hidden danger.
The Soviet authorities also had a headache at the beginning, after all, in the traditional notion, marriage and rank are heavily regarded, but the population has fallen sharply, nothing more to do, even the labor force will be uneven.
The first is the policy of private children, directly giving these children legal identity, can inherit property can also go to school.
The situation exploded. Married women scolded them for not abiding by the rules. Conservatives felt that it had ruined the atmosphere, but the authorities could not turn back. Population issues were much more urgent than moral accusations.
It was not enough to solve the child's status alone, and more people had to start families. At this time, the authorities turned their mind on prisoners of war.
After the end of World War II, the Soviet Union held many Japanese prisoners of war as hard labor. These people were young and strong and could just make up for the male gap.
At first, this matter was taboo. If a female staff member in a prison camp came close to a prisoner of war, she would be fired at least or punished at worst.
There was a woman doctor who spoke all night with the prisoners of war, the party membership was gone, the men were still sent to excavate coal, but the girls did not have a choice, even if they were at risk, they were willing to communicate with the prisoners of war, and privately formed a family.
Later, the policy was simply released, allowing Japanese prisoners of war to marry Soviet girls, but there were few rules.
To convert to Orthodoxy, to become a Soviet citizen, to go through several levels of political censorship, even so, not everyone can do it.
According to statistics, more than a dozen Japanese prisoners of war in Kazakhstan have passed the examination and stayed, but more of them are not so lucky.
There was a Japanese prisoner of war who lived together with a Soviet woman and gave birth to a daughter. In order to stay and apply for nationality, he was sent to the Far East for repatriation. When he was on the boat, he was dealt with by the Japanese authorities and sank directly into the sea, leaving the mother and daughter with no news again.
Ironically, the German prisoners of war were not even eligible to apply, and a German prisoner of war wanted to marry and settle, instead being re-guarded, and the lover was also monitored.
After solving the problem of "where to find a man", the authorities began to promote childbirth again. The authorities provided subsidies to families with many children. The monthly support for each child was not small, enough for half a month's salary for ordinary workers.
Having ten children, you can still be rated as "Heroic Mother", wear a gold medal, receive a lifetime allowance, and have a higher status than the average person.
But it is useless to give rewards, so that men are willing to marry.In order to please women to increase the desire for childbirth, the Soviet Union changed the marriage law, when the divorce, the house deposit belongs to the woman, the child belongs to the mother, and the man can only take the car.
If a man commits domestic violence, he will be arrested without discussion, and all his marital income will have to be turned over to his wife.
This policy looks at protecting women, but as a result, it scares men too much to get married. There are already many boys and girls, and men can find a partner without having to work hard. Now getting married is equivalent to handing over all their property and freedom, and simply choosing to live together without getting a license.
In this way, you can manage your own money, no one cares if you want to drink, and you still have a chance to have offspring, so you don't have to bear the responsibility of marriage.
Even married men learn to escape, drinking outside every day and not going home, leaving only women at home.
Over time, the lack of father's role in the family became normal, and many children who grew up after the war did not impress the father, all depend on the mother.
The housing problem has blocked the marriage again. The authorities have engaged in unit housing distribution, trying to let newlyweds have a place to live. The houses that can be divided are too small.
The Khrushchev Building built at that time was all made of prefabricated panels. There were no elevators on the sixth floor, and the kitchen and toilet were too small to turn. Khrushchev himself said,"If I can get in, others can."
A family of several people is crowded in a house of tens of square meters, and there are indispensable contradictions, let alone having children with peace of mind.
After a series of operations, the effect and expectation were completely reversed. The marriage law turned marriage into a "shackle" for men, cohabitation became the norm, and there were more and more single-parent families.
The father's role is lacking, the boys raised don't know how to take responsibility, and the girls lack understanding of men. When they grow up, they still repeat the problems of the previous generation: men escape and women pay strongly.
Educated women in the city have seen through this cycle, simply choosing not to marry and not to be infertile, "hero mother" honor and fertility subsidies, in the end did not stop the decline in fertility.
In order to fill the population hole left by the war, morality, tradition, and international rules have to give way. Whether it liberalizes the intermarriage of prisoners of war or modifies the marriage law, the starting point is to solve the immediate crisis without considering the long-term impact.
Marriage became an exchange of interests, the family lacked the support of responsibility, seemingly solved the imbalance between men and women, but burned the hidden danger of family breakdown and intergenerational problems.
In the final analysis, population problems have never been solved by forced patchwork of policies. War takes not only lives, but also normal social structures and family values, which cannot be made up for by subsidies or policy coercion.
Those men and women struggling in the cracks of policies, whether they are girls rushing to get married, men escaping marriage, or ill-fated prisoners of war, are the bearers of war wounds.
War can end, and the wounds left by war can take generations to slowly heal.