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The Chechen Wedding A recent scandal surrounding the arranged marriage of a 57-year-old Chechen police chief and a 17-year-old school girl prompted heated media discussion on the legal marriage age and polygamy in Russia. The girl became the officer’s second wife, as permitted under the Muslim faith predominant in Chechnya. Sadly, the Russian Children’s Rights Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov came out in defense of the marriage. He said he could not confirm that the 17-year-russia legal marriage age bride’s rights had been violated by the wedding.

Emancipation and sexual maturity happen earlier in the Caucasus. Later, Mr Astakhov apologized for his words. In some circumstances local authorities can permit the parties to marry if they have reached the age of 16. Notably, in Bashkortostan, the threshold age is 14 years. Marriage Age Historically In 1744, the marriage age for brides was 13 and 15 for grooms. The upper threshold for getting married was 80 years of age. In 1830, Tsar Nicholas I increased the marriage age for both men and women by three years.