I also have another option that wasn't mentioned yet.

If your girlfriend is not employed and thinks it might hurt her chances, you can have someone from her family (parents?) on steady eof guarantee employment write her a letter that they plan to provide for her financially. That's a pretty common type of document, спонсорское письмо.

Note that Internets state some Schengen states now explicitly avoid working with 2НДФЛ (that's proof of steady salary by employment) and instead ask copy of your card and ATM check with balance. This means they don't care about funds parking at all.

As a side note, I don't think most Schengen states are afraid that she's going to immigrate illegally. I don't think Russians do that in any visible numbers. They might be afraid she will downshift rapidly or get stuck while low on funds.

I also have another option that wasn't mentioned yet.

If your girlfriend is not employed and thinks it might hurt her chances, you can have someone from her family (parents?) on steady employment write her a letter that they plan to provide for her financially. That's a pretty common type of document, спонсорское письмо.

Note that Internets state some Schengen states now explicitly avoid working with 2НДФЛ (that's proof of steady salary by employment) and instead ask copy of your card and ATM check with balance. This means they don't care about funds parking at all.

As a side note, I don't think most Schengen states are afraid that she's going to immigrate illegally. I don't think Russians do that in any visible numbers. They might be afraid she will downshift rapidly or get stuck while low on funds.