[ivan_gammel]

In Russia everyone has a social security number called SNILS. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNILS_(Russia)

[cosmotic]

So they have a number associated with their social safety net (ie: security), not a Social Security(tm) Number

[Nicksil]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNILS_(Russia)

[throwaway6532]

Soviet Nuclear Intercontinental Launch System