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{{Cquote|Russia has always been at an intersection of Western and Eastern cultures, with its dozens of ethnic groups and different religions. The federal structure of the country also encompasses a variety of differences in socioeconomic status across its regions... Social policy and legislation address the needs of older adults by providing social services, support, and protection. The retirement system in Russia enables adults to retire at relatively young ages—55 and 60 years for women and men, respectively—but also to maintain the option of continuing their professional career or re-establishing a career after a “vocation” period. Though in recent years the government has faced a range of political issues, affecting the country’s economy in general, budget funds for support of aging people have been maintained.<ref>[https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article/56/5/795/2605358 Aging in Russia] by Olga Strizhitskaya, PhD,''The Gerontologist'', Volume 56, Issue 5, October 2016, Pages 795–799, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnw007</ref>}}

{{Cquote|Russia has always been at an intersection of Western and Eastern cultures, with its dozens of ethnic groups and different religions. The federal structure of the country also encompasses a variety of differences in socioeconomic status across its regions... Social policy and legislation address the needs of older adults by providing social services, support, and protection. The retirement system in Russia enables adults to retire at relatively young ages—55 and 60 years for women and men, respectively—but also to maintain the option of continuing their professional career or re-establishing a career after a “vocation” period. Though in recent years the government has faced a range of political issues, affecting the country’s economy in general, budget funds for support of aging people have been maintained.<ref>[https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article/56/5/795/2605358 Aging in Russia] by Olga Strizhitskaya, PhD,''The Gerontologist'', Volume 56, Issue 5, October 2016, Pages 795–799, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnw007</ref>}}

== Vladimir Putin's attempts to raise Russia's fertility rate is not expected to reverse Russia's population decline ==

===Government attempts to address the problem===

[[File:Clinton Yeltsin.PNG|right|200px|thumb|The Yeltsin years had devastating consequences for Russia's population.]]

[[File:Clinton Yeltsin.PNG|right|200px|thumb|The Yeltsin years had devastating consequences for Russia's population.]]

Fortune magazine reported in 2022: "For Putin, who just turned 70, Russian demography has long been an existential issue, and just last year he declared that “saving the people of Russia is our top national priority.” He’s presided over efforts to buy time with costly policies that contributed to a steep gain in longevity and ranged from lump payments for new mothers to mortgage relief for families".<ref>[https://fortune.com/2022/10/18/russia-population-historic-decline-emigration-war-plunging-birth-rate-form-perfect-storm/ Russia’s population is in a historic decline as emigration, war and a plunging birth rate form a ‘perfect storm’], Fortune magazine, 2022</ref>

Fortune magazine reported in 2022: "For Putin, who just turned 70, Russian demography has long been an existential issue, and just last year he declared that “saving the people of Russia is our top national priority.” He’s presided over efforts to buy time with costly policies that contributed to a steep gain in longevity and ranged from lump payments for new mothers to mortgage relief for families".<ref>[https://fortune.com/2022/10/18/russia-population-historic-decline-emigration-war-plunging-birth-rate-form-perfect-storm/ Russia’s population is in a historic decline as emigration, war and a plunging birth rate form a ‘perfect storm’], Fortune magazine, 2022</ref>