Demographic trends in Russia make it necessary to prepare people to work beyond retirement age in an economy that is different from the one they were trained for, and younger people need to be prepared for employment in more information-driven occupations. Both trends require a strong program of life-long learning, but Russia has not yet put an adequate program in place to deal with the problem. (Contains 1 table and 1 note.) [This article was translated by Kim Braithwaite.]