THE IMPACT OF THE RUSSIAN ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF OLD-AGE PENSIONERS (2014-2024)

This diploma thesis deals with the impact of the annexation of Crimea on local old-age pensioners. The aim of the thesis is to analyze how the conditions for the payment of pensions changed and what impact this change had on their amount. The theoretical part deals with the history of the territory of Crimea and focuses on the circumstances leading to both the first and second annexation in 2014. Then the thesis deals with the general characteristics of pension systems, which form the basis for the upcoming analysis of systems in Russia and Ukraine. The thesis also finds out what changes have affected the pension system in Crimea and according to which country pensions are paid. Using quantitative data analysis, the development of statistical indicators is monitored, especially the amount of pension and its growth, the replacement rate, the national composition of the population or the number of pensioners and their ratio to the total and working population. The last part presents selected income-typed individuals with regard to their citizenship and the system from which their pensions are paid. The comparison of their pensions is carried out in two ways, namely by converting them into purchasing power parity and by determining a fictitious consumer basket and by monitoring what part of the pension they have to spend on this basket. Based on the analysis carried out, the hypothesis can be confirmed that the annexation of Crimea has negatively affected the payment of pensions to local residents, with Ukrainian pensioners facing greater administrative and financial obstacles than their Russian counterparts.