Photo of old women in Suzdal - Bilder fra Suzdal ved Moskva

Huff. Her ser du det russiske trygdesystemet. Når du blir gammel så får du så mye pensjon du vil ha. Det er bare å gå ut i skogen og hente den, og så dra inn i byen etterpå og se om du kan få noe penger for det. Det gir sjelden stort, men det holder pensjonistene i relativt god form. Uten at de ser så veldig lykkelige ut for det.

Oh dear. This is the Russian social security system for old people. When you're too old to work, you have to go into the forests and pick your pension in the shape of berries and flowers. Then you have to go to the city and see if you can sell it for any money. You rarely get much for it, but it keeps the retired people in relatively good shape, I guess. It doesn't make them seem happy, though.