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Between 1989 and 1994, marriage rates plummeted by nearly 50% in countries like Georgia, while birth rates dropped by up to 40% in Estonia. Deaths due to various causes surged in Russia, aligning with the negative natural increase seen in Bulgaria and several other former Eastern Bloc nations. The social fabric began to fray as family instability and economic insecurity took hold, affecting birth and marriage rates, leading to a downward spiral of demographic collapse.