Polygamous marriages are not currently recognized in the Russian Federation

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

, though debates about legalizing such unions have appeared in the field since the early 1980s.

On April 7, 2009, the Chechen

Chechen people

Chechens constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Noxçi . Also known as Sadiks , Gargareans, Malkhs...

 President Ramzan Kadyrov

Ramzan Kadyrov

Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov is the President of Chechnya and a former Chechen rebel.Ramzan is a son of former Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov, assassinated in May 2004. In February 2007 Kadyrov replaced Alu Alkhanov as President, shortly after he had turned 30, which is the minimum age for the post...

 called on men to take multiple wives as following the Islamic traditions and to ignore current Russian laws in place. While there have been no major debates within the main Russia itself, many have speculated that government could legalize such marriages as a way to balance out the population indifference, akin to the problem in Mongolia

Polygamy in Mongolia

Polygamous marriages are not legally recognized in Mongolia. According to news.china.com, some Mongolian newspapers in 2005discussed whether or not Mongolia should legalize polygamous unions. Proponents of such unions argued that the legislation would help reduce the imbalance of the male and...

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