Changing Social and Economic Conditions in Rural Russian Villages, 1991-2008

Author(s): David O'Brien
Editor(s): Jeronim Perovic, Robert Orttung, Matthias Neumann, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 52
Pages: 14-19
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen
Publication Year: 2008

The immediate post-Soviet period was a time of severe hardship for most rural residents of Russia. In recent years, however, both material and psychological conditions have improved markedly. Nonetheless, there is considerable unevenness in the economic and social development of the Russian countryside. Results from our surveys of rural households provide an overview of these developments.

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