Pension insurance legislation in Russia before 1917: historical background and prospects

  • Angelina V. Lapayeva Derzhavin Tambov State University, 33 Internatsional’naya Street, Tambov 392036, Russia
  • Olga V. Moiseyeva Derzhavin Tambov State University, 33 Internatsional’naya Street, Tambov 392036, Russia

Abstract

The fundamentals of pension provision and insurance in pre-revolutionary Russia are analysed. The key stages of the development of Russian legistation in the field of pension insurance are established. It is suggested that the idea of social support for the elderly, the disabled and widows originated at the early stages of the development of human society and was enshrined in ancient legislative acts. By the 19th century, Russian legislation in the field of pension provision at the expence of emerital funds. The study concludes that by 1914, legislation on pension insurance in Russia was at a high level of development.

Author Biographies

Angelina V. Lapayeva, Derzhavin Tambov State University, 33 Internatsional’naya Street, Tambov 392036, Russia

PhD (law), docent; head of the department of theory and history of state and law, Institute of Law and National Security

Olga V. Moiseyeva, Derzhavin Tambov State University, 33 Internatsional’naya Street, Tambov 392036, Russia

PhD (law), docent; associate professor at the department of theory and history of state and law and assistant director for educational work, Institute of Law and National Security

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Published
2024-05-15
Keywords: charity, state welfare, pension provision, social insurance, public mutual aid, pension, old age, retirement age, incapacity for work
How to Cite
Lapayeva A. V., Moiseyeva O. V. Pension insurance legislation in Russia before 1917: historical background and prospects // Journal of the Belarusian State University. History. 2024. 2. PP. 41-48.
Issue
No 2 (2024): Journal of the Belarusian State University. History
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World History

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