The Father, I've lived in that part of the world too, and I saw propaganda films from the Soviet times that depicted sexual mores as extremely decadent in "capitalist" societies. Obviously the propaganda shifted and changed over time to suit the communist party, so, it could be you simply learned about a different countries propaganda or a different time period.
With regards to the law birthrates, there was a baby boom in the Soviet Union in the 80's. It wasn't until the "shock treatments" of the 90's that Vodka became real cheap, and crime and corruption ran rampant, that the birthrates plummeted. Now birthrates in Russia have picked up a little bit, but still, there is a long way to go to restore Eastern Europe and Russia, to their pre-communist days in some ways, but their people at least seem stronger and more resistant to the propaganda Western Governments are disseminating.
With regards to the law birthrates, there was a baby boom in the Soviet Union in the 80's. It wasn't until the "shock treatments" of the 90's that Vodka became real cheap, and crime and corruption ran rampant, that the birthrates plummeted. Now birthrates in Russia have picked up a little bit, but still, there is a long way to go to restore Eastern Europe and Russia, to their pre-communist days in some ways, but their people at least seem stronger and more resistant to the propaganda Western Governments are disseminating.