Furthermore, Russia does not recognize polygamous marriages that had been contracted in other countries. Under Russian law, de facto polygamy or multiple...

The legal status of polygamy varies widely around the world. Polygyny is legal in 58 out of nearly 200 sovereign states, the vast majority of them being...

Polygamy (from Late Greek πολυγαμία polygamía, "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married...

Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/) is a form of polygamy entailing the marriage of a man to several women. The term polygyny is from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία...

Women in Russia have a rich and varied history during numerous regimes throughout the centuries. Since Russian society is multicultural, the experiences...

closed. Russian president Vladimir Putin has allowed the de facto implementation of Sharia law in Chechnya by Ramzan Kadyrov, including polygamy and enforced...

census, the population of Russia was 147.2 million. It is the most populous country in Europe, and the ninth-most populous country in the world, with a population...

of day-fine. Romania: Illegal. Russia: Illegal. Saudi Arabia: Bigamy or polygamy is legal for men. Somalia: Polygamy is legal for men at marriage courts;...

criminality at play in Russia. Violent crime in Siberia is much more apparent than in Western Russia. In 2020, the murder rate in Russia was 4.7 per 100,000...

83,000 active and officially registered media outlets in Russia that broadcast information in 102 languages. Of the total number of media outlets, the...