Valentine and Peter Kozlov, who left the Blagoveshchensk five years ago, told how they managed to escape from poverty.
At present, Russian citizens trying to get to retirement with the mind: hoarding money or buying property in a warm country somewhere by the sea. In turn, the average retiree with a benefit of 12 thousand rubles nothing left but to while away their days at home or at the cottage.
Meanwhile, 40 thousand pensioners from Siberia and the Far East have already left for permanent residence in China.
According to the migration policy of the country, if the number of foreigners in the city exceeds 10 thousand people, the government introduces special measures: the simplified registration of real estate, TV news in Russian, Russian is obligatory in shops and public transport.
Similar measures have been introduced in dozens of Chinese cities, including Harbin, Hunchun, Heihe, where because of the proximity to Russia settled a lot of our seniors.
I wonder what the Russian retired in the mid 2000-ies was the pioneer-emigrants in China. Residents of Blagoveshchensk and other border cities began to rent or sell the Russian apartments and the money to rented or purchased housing in China. The reason is quite simple: Russian pension, which at home was barely alive, counting every penny, in China turns to untold wealth and allows you to live, in what does not refusing.
Now Valentina Fedorovna and Peter G. Kozlov for 75 years. From Blagoveshchensk pensioners moved to Berlin five years ago.
“Previously, it was necessary, “says Valentina. – All of our friends and acquaintances were already there, and we all feared: Oh, how we abroad, Oh, but how to teach their language? While cackled, poverty to his throat approached. I at the time pension was 6500, my grandfather – 8000. For an apartment give me 4000 – housing in Blagoveshchensk predatory, soap-powder it is necessary to buy medicines necessary, for food was nothing, clothes never bought that junk they wear. And friends from China come well-fed, happy, them the same pension for all the missing still remains. Well, we decided“.
To sell the apartment in his hometown Kozlov refused: you never know how life turns out the apartment is still needed. Broke up with the garage and the old “Lada”, have gained for it of 200 thousand rubles, 200 thousand added in-law of Paul, taking out a Bank loan (for a year has paid the money for the rent of his “khrushchovkas”, pass it to the Chinese for $300 per month). Over 400 thousand rubles bought in Heihe is also a one-bedroom apartment, one and a half times more – 65 square meters, two bathrooms, two balconies, and most importantly, side by side with its neighbors in Blagoveshchensk.
“Twenty families of friends live nearby, “says Kozlov. – A Russian General in the city a lot, wherever you’ll go – everywhere our. It’s good there is someone to help enter in. Go on trips together, order a bus aimlessly. To Beijing, that’s just not yet arrived. But we and the Chinese are not shy, we are friends“.
On Saturdays , Valentina sings in a city choir. Thanks to the lessons learned 300 kanji, grandfather, sitting at home, only 150.
Gantry surprised that the price of housing, in contrast to Russia practically have not changed: how to pay for heating is 70 rubles per square meter, and pay. Telephone and trash removal – for 320 rubles a year, Internet – 2000 rubles per year. Electricity – one and a half rubles per kilowatt.
“And we have that! – outraged , Valentina. For released 4 rubles per kilowatt, heating 1240 per month, although Stoke just six months, cold water is 600 rubles per person. In China water is 9 rubles per ton, we with grandfather and its not selectable”.
Why on one Bank of the Amur river, one price, and on the other – the other, Valentina does not understand. Suggests: “In China, probably, do not steal“.
The cost of housing in their “Chinese” family budget is a paltry 2 percent. And the budget consists of Russian pension Valentina Fedorovna, which over the years has grown at the expense of indexing for 2500 rubles and now amounts to 9000 rubles. Retirement of Peter G. wife not touch, it is accumulated in the savings Bank at 4% per annum.
“Yes, and we my eyes enough, “says Kozlov. – Buy anything you want, without looking back. My grandfather two suits everyday and I get to dress in a month, for a choir concert I bought with sequins. Grandchildren wear – sneakers, jeans, here it’s cheap“.
The newspaper “Novye Izvestia” writes that during the conversation on Valentina Fedorovna nothing shone: the woman looked like a typical Russian lady in a scarf and sweater.
“Yes, I was masked, “she laughs. – Uncomfortable in front of people to push, that will tell FIFA Chinese arrived. Many become angry and jealous that we are on the old age living as young as you travel, go to restaurants. Why not to go? Dinner for two was 100 rubles, in the cafe on the street and in twenty eat. In Russia, everything is available, especially for pensioners“.
