Abstract
Although Western scholars have assumed the Soviet family allowance program to be a strong stimulant to Soviet fertility, the value of a typical family allowance relative to the average wage has declined dramatically since 1944. Currently, family allowances form a much smaller proportion of total national income in the U.S.S.R. than in other nations with family allowance programs. One may conclude that the Soviet government does not now wish to encourage a rise in fertility.
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