She was walking down a narrow street covered in snow, pushing a baby carriage as she passed the colorful wooden homes. She said he had given birth 11 days ago to her third child. Her other two are twin girls. She said her children are fourth generation Sakhalin residents.
When asked if she would like her children to leave Sakhalin for mainland Russia, she said ”they will decide where to live,” adding that Sakhalin ”is in any case better than the mainland. Everyone comes here to work.”
Sakhalin offers parents with three children one of the most generous housing packages in Russia in order to encourage people to have children and stay on the Island.
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- She said her children are the 4th generation born on Sakhalin.
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- She was pushing her 11-day old baby down the snowy street in a carriage.
