Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree to restore the title of “Heroine Mother” for women who have given birth to and raised ten or more children, with an award of one million rubles, which is equivalent to 16 thousand euros, Russian news reports. TASS agency.

“On the establishment of the title of Mother Heroine to a woman – a citizen of the Russian Federation, who gave birth to and raised 10 or more children – citizens of the Russian Federation,” the document signed by Vladimir Putin states.

In addition to a monetary incentive of one million rubles, equivalent to approximately 16,000 euros, the title will be awarded along with a certificate and a medal of the Mother Heroine Order, which will be made of gold and diamonds, according to a presidential decree. by Putin

According to the Russian mass media, in mid-June, the head of the Kremlin gave an order to prepare a draft decree on the revival of the honorary title “Heroine Mother” — an invention of Soviet times.

The honorary title of “Heroine Mother” was first introduced in the USSR in 1944, during the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin, who sought accelerated population growth after significant losses during World War II.

The last awarding of the title “Heroine Mother” in the Soviet Union took place in November 1991, shortly before the collapse of the USSR.