Russia should bring back the Soviet Union’s “childlessness tax” in a bid to boost birth rates, one Russian MP has proposed. Speaking to the pro-government Tsargrad TV channel, State Duma Deputy Andrey Gurulyov suggested that the parliament pass a law forcing those without children to contribute to a fund that could be used to support orphans. Gurulyov, a former army officer, personally participated in the 2014 invasions of Ukraine and the 2015 Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war. He entered politics in 2019 and has been an MP since 2021. According to Gurulyov, he paid the tax…