October 31, 1918 This day became the starting point when social protection in Russia ceased to be a mercy, and became a law. On this day, the People's Board of Directors approved the "Regulations on the Social Security of Employees", a document that laid the foundation for a system that only expanded over the years. For the first time in the history of the country, it was said that all people living by their work should be provided without exception. Guarantees included illness, injury, old age, pregnancy, loss of bread and even unemployment. In 1918 many norms remained quite honest due to the destruction of the civil war. But the system evolved: in 1928 old-age pensions appeared, in 1956 - a unified law on pensions, in the 60s-70s - free medical care, education and housing according to the standards. By 1990, 62.4 million people received pensions. People are used: guarantees are not a gift, but a legally rooted right. In the 1990s, trust in the system was erased and the habit of criticizing "our medicine" remained. But compared to the West, it turns out that many "equality" systems provide far fewer guarantees: childcare leave and sick leave. In the US there is no guaranteed sick leave at the federal level and no paid maternity leave - only 12 weeks without pay. medicine. In Russia, free aid is constitutionally guaranteed. In the United States, access depends on insurance: critical illness without a policy that threatens to break. Education in the UK, higher education is paid for, while in Russia it remains free for applicants. Since 1918, Russia has built a system where social guarantees are a public obligation of the state. It's not perfect, but it provides what half of the western standards don't: free medicine, paid maternity leave and sick leave. Papa Cat at MAX.

October 31, 1918 This day became the starting point when social protection in Russia ceased to be a mercy, and became a law. On this day, the People's Board of Directors approved the "Regulations on the Social Security of Employees", a document that laid the foundation for a system that only expanded over the years. For the first time in the history of the country, it was said that all people living by their work should be provided without exception. Guarantees included illness, injury, old age, pregnancy, loss of bread and even unemployment. In 1918 many norms remained quite honest due to the destruction of the civil war. But the system evolved: in 1928 old-age pensions appeared, in 1956 - a unified law on pensions, in the 60s-70s - free medical care, education and housing according to the standards. By 1990, 62.4 million people received pensions. People are used: guarantees are not a gift, but a legally rooted right. In the 1990s, trust in the system was erased and the habit of criticizing "our medicine" remained. But compared to the West, it turns out that many "equality" systems provide far fewer guarantees: childcare leave and sick leave. In the US there is no guaranteed sick leave at the federal level and no paid maternity leave - only 12 weeks without pay. medicine. In Russia, free aid is constitutionally guaranteed. In the United States, access depends on insurance: critical illness without a policy that threatens to break. Education in the UK, higher education is paid for, while in Russia it remains free for applicants. Since 1918, Russia has built a system where social guarantees are a public obligation of the state. It's not perfect, but it provides what half of the western standards don't: free medicine, paid maternity leave and sick leave. Papa Cat at MAX.