The lower house of parliament approved raising the pension age by five years for both genders, with men intended to retire now at 65, the legislature said.
There were 385 votes in favour, none against and no abstentions, the legislature said in a statement on its website. Putin still needs to sign the bill for it to become law.
The pension reform plans evoked an outcry in recent months, inciting waves of protests throughout the country.
Forty-three per cent of Russian men are not expected to reach the age of 65, with the average life expectancy in Russia at 66 for men and 77 for women, according to World Bank data from two years ago.
GNA
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