An Old Man and An Old Woman Got Married Jan 1, 1971

Fedor Fedorovich and Avdotya Nikitishna lived together for fifty years, raised four children, but never found the time to formalize their relationship and get a marriage certificate like everyone else. It was only when Fedor Fedorovich went to the village council to arrange documents for his pension that it became clear that among all the papers, there was no marriage certificate.