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Why is Putin pushing up the pension age?

Miodrag Soric
July 4, 2018

Politicians are notorious for saving disappointing news for otherwise busy days. And just as the football World Cup rolled round, the Russian government announced a sweeping pension reform, pushing up the official retirement age. But opposition is already gathering.

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