Pension Security in Russia: Major Problems and Assessments of the Population

The authors consider stereotypes, expectations and attitude of Russian citizens to the formation and management of pension savings, studied the resources and limitations that determine the responsible attitude to financial security in old age. In the course of the research, a mass questionnaire survey of the population. As the results of the research have shown, Russians are rather pessimistic about the prospects of their aging. Lack of appropriate economic models of behavior, both in personal and parental experience, and low level of trust in power and the pension system form negative expectations and devaluate real efforts in the population's mind to ensure a decent old age.