The Union of Pensioners of Russia supports the idea of expanding the circle of users of the Pushkin Card. Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St.

Petersburg Pavel Krupnik proposed considering the possibility of including Russian pensioners in the pushkin Card project. Valery Ryazansky: Scientists have long ago determined how the continuation of active educational work and the load of the intellect affects the life expectancy of older people. “I sincerely support this initiative. Of course, budget resources will be needed. But I don’t think that they will be so infinitely large,” he says.