Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Mrs. Medny Kadyrova, the wife of the President of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, with the "Heroic Mother" medal, because she has more than 10 children.
Medny "Mother Heroine" will receive 1 million rubles ($16.5,000);
With this title, you will be treated on an equal footing with the "Hero of Russia" and "Hero of Labor" (the titles that the Chechen president has won) and the ensuing privileges and rights.
It should be noted that the Kadyrov family has 11 children: 4 boys and 7 girls;
They have two adopted children.
This tradition dates back to the end of World War II, when communist governments began issuing a certificate for every Russian mother who had given birth to 10 children, and obtained it on the first birthday of the tenth child, provided that the other 9 children remained alive.
According to the Soviet tradition, those who are awarded the "Heroic Mother" medal receive a retirement pension, exemption from public utility and transportation fees, and also receive food and commodity cards.
It should be noted that this tradition remained in effect until 1991 with the fall of the Soviet Union, until Russian President Putin recently restored it with the start of the war on Ukraine.
The Soviet tradition to encourage mothers to have children came after the number of Soviet dead in World War II reached 25 million, both civilian and military.
Platform interaction
Commenting on this award, the "Shabakat" program - in the episode of November 16, 2022 - monitored the interaction of Arab singers with this award, as Marwan Ismail expressed his surprise at Muslims joining Russia despite the wars it waged against Muslims, so he wrote, "It is strange that after The war in Chechnya and all the battles fought by the Muslims have become today the striking force in Putin's army and he is proud of having children to be Putin's new soldiers."
While Al-Anoud asked about the reasons for the Russian president's joy in increasing the number of Muslims, she said, "What makes Putin happy with the increase in the number of Muslims, unless the increase serves him?"
In turn, Leviathan's account believes that encouraging the Russian president to have children in order to compensate for the soldiers he lost during the Ukrainian war, he said, "The battalion, God willing, certainly brought him the title of the heroic mother. They formed an intention to increase numbers for the distant future to compensate for the army."
On the other hand, Ammar Al-Ain said that the honor reflects Russia's victory in Ukraine.