Introduction. THE CREATION OF THE SOVIET PENSION SYSTEM. The Struggle of Tsarist Russia's Working Class for the Introduction of Social Security. First Decrees of the Soviet Government on Social Insurance. Material Security of the Aged and Disabled in the Period of Socialist Construction Pensions Today. FITNESS ASSESSMENT. Main Stages in the Development of the Fitness. Assessment Boards in the Russian Federation. Fitness Assessment Today. Development of Research. JOB PLACEMENT, OCCUPATlONAL TRAINING AND THE WELFARE SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED. Job Placement. Privileges and Benefits for the Disabled and for Labour Veterans. PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES Training of Prosthetists. Development of Research. BOARDING HOMES FOR THE AGED, DISABLED, PHYCHo neurological and chldren boarding homes.