Many people dream to live long, while maintaining common sense, pep and body. The number of centenarians on the planet is growing rapidly. In Russia, those who have crossed the centenary are traditionally famous for the Caucasus region.
There is no single age at which a person is considered a long-liver, in the world. In many countries, these are people who have crossed the eighty-year mark. In Russia, long-livers are those who are 90 or older.
Currently, the world's population is aging rapidly. Over the past 50 years, the proportion of elderly people among residents of Russia has increased from 9 to 19%. The number of centenarians is also growing.
They live the longest in Japan. There, for 3, 000 people, there is one that has already celebrated its centenary. There are not many of them in Russia.
Centenarians from the past
But if you look into the history of the country, you can find a lot of evidence that before, more people lived to 100-120 years. In the Alexander Nevsky Lavra there is a burial place of the monk Patermufiy, who died at the age of 126, and the monk Abraham, who died 115 years of age.
In 1912, the imperial family met with participants in the battle of Borodino. A newsreel of this event has been preserved. The elders were 115 years old and older.
The famous Soviet long-liver Shirali Muslimov lived to 168 years. A postage stamp issued in the USSR in large circulation is dedicated to this shepherd.
Venerable ministers of science and culture
Among the representatives of science and art of Russia, you can find those who have lived to an advanced age. Choreographer Moiseev and singer Isabella Yuryeva died at 101 years of age.
Petersburg actress Galina Semenchenko died at the age of 102. She was distinguished by rare kindness and warmth. She did not drink alcohol, did not smoke. I served myself. She herself went to the store, walked with a dog.
The record is not fixed
Modern people are interested in information about long-livers. From the moment of its appearance in the Guinness Book of Records, not a single long-liver among Russians was registered.
The fact is that age must be documented. And it is sometimes impossible to do this. For many, documents are irretrievably lost. After all, they were born in the nineteenth century.
Officially, the oldest woman in the world is Japanese Kamato Hongo. She is 115 years old. The man is Yukishi Chuangi. This Japanese is 112.
