Elderly Population in Modern Russia

1. Introduction.- 2. An ageing population in the modern world.- 3. Age, work, and retirement: quality of life.- 4. What does it mean to be old? "Elderly" identity as a sociological problem.- 5. Health, adaptational  medicine, or healing sicknesses.- 6. Social service for the elderly.- 7. Education ideas and ICT training practices for older persons.- 8. Internet as a platform for studying elderly social inclusion opportunities.- 9. The emotional experience of old age as a result of media work.- 10. Conclusion.

Irina A. Grigoryeva is a professor of sociology at the University of St. Petersburg and a senior researcher at ITMO University, St. Petersburg. After completing her second doctorate at the University of St. Petersburg in 2005, she received a special education in Gerontology in 2008. She has written 5 monographs and more than 140 scientific publications on social policy study and the comparative theory of social work, and later - on social gerontology and "the old people issue" in modern Russia, as well as on the identity of the elderly.

Olga V. Sergeeva is an associate professor of sociology at the University of St. Petersburg and senior researcher at the Russian Academy of Science's Center for Sociological Research . After completing her second doctorate at the University of St. Petersburg in 2011, she has authored more than 40 scientific publications on ICT adoption, the communication process, media, and everyday life.

Alexandra V. Dmitrieva is a senior ethnographic field researcher at the ICF "Alliance for Public Health", Qualitative Research Consultant at the World Health Organization, and co-founder of the Support, Research and Development Center. After completing her doctorate in Sociology at the University of St. Petersburg in 2012, she got a job as field work coordinator in Russia at the Eurasia Program's Open Society Foundations. She has authored more than 20 scientific publications on different aspects of educational ICT and ICT adoption by the elderly.


Ludmila A.Vidiasova is a head of the Monitoring & Research Department at the eGovernance Center, ITMO University. After completing her doctorate in Sociology at the University of St. Petersburg in 2013, she has written more than 70 scientific publications on e-participation, ICT adoption and smart cities development, elderly communities on the Internet, and more.