After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian population declined in response to wars and food shortages
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
RATIONALE: There has been no war or shortage of food. The depopulation has been instead due to an imbalance between fertility and mortality, which has its roots in the declining quality of life that occurred for two decades after the breakup of the Soviet Union
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