By the time your grandparents were in their 20s, they were married with kids and had fought two world wars, or so they always said. Now, one Russian politician is supporting the idea that youngsters have a lot of growing up to do.
Veteran MP Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of Russia’s right-wing LDPR party, announced his bold new policy at a meeting of the national parliament on Tuesday, held to coincide with Children’s Day.
“Let’s extend the age: those under 30 will be considered children,” he said. “They don’t understand anything until they are 30, so they are all…