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ECONOMIC RESEARCH

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The Problem of the Digital Inequality of the Population in the Regions of the Russian Federation

Natalia Yu. Sorokina

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RAR (Research Article Report)

JEL R1, R50

https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_3_8_447_460   

AUTHOR

Natalia Yu. Sorokina

Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

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ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5180-3389

SPIN-code: 9611-0513

RSCI Author ID: 625147

Scopus Author ID:  57205168159

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Sorokina N.Yu. The Problem of the Digital Inequality of the Population in the Regions of the Russian Federation. Uroven' Zhizni Naseleniya Regionov Rossii=Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2025;21(3):447–460. https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_3_8_447_460 (In Russ.)

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to study the problem of digital inequality of the population in the spatial aspect and identify the specifics of its manifestation at the level of federal districts and regions of the Russian Federation. Research objectives: to substantiate the composition of indicators for assessing the digital inequality of the population of Russian regions; to study indicators of the digital inequality of the Russian population by federal districts; to propose a classification of Russian regions depending on the direction and sustainability of changes in indicators of digital inequality. The methodological basis of the study is a two-level approach to the diagnosis of digital inequality of the population, according to which digital inequality of the first order is distinguished, consisting in unequal conditions in access / use of information technologies; and digital inequality of the second order, determined by differences in the specifics of the use of information technologies by groups of the population. The composition of indicators for assessing the availability of digital information resources and the skills of using information and communication technologies by the population is substantiated. It is proved that, firstly, the scale of digital inequality in access to the Internet in the spatial aspect has significantly decreased; secondly, the inequality caused by differences in the specifics of the use of information technologies is significantly higher than the inequality in public access to the Internet; thirdly, the level of Internet use for public and municipal services higher than for ordering other goods and services. It is concluded that in the context of the active digitalization of the processes of providing state and municipal services, the identified "gaps" indicate the existence of inequality in the availability of these services for residents of various territories of the Russian Federation. The study confirmed the differentiation of the Russian population in terms of the possibilities of obtaining (purchasing) a wide range of goods and services provided through the use of digital government and commercial services. The results of the study can be used to improve the state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of digital transformation in the direction of its greater focus on solving the problem of digital inequality in the regions.

Keywords

digital inequality of the population, Russian regions, spatial development, national development goals, digital economy, digital transformation, strategic planning

AUTHOR BIOGRAFY

Natalia Yu. Sorokina

PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher, Center for Federal Relations and Regional Development, Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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ECONOMIC RESEARCH

TITLE

Methodological Approach to Assessing the Salary Level in the System of Indicators of Economic Growth of Urban Agglomerations

Anastasiya N. Kulikova

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JEL B41, J31, O18, R12

https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_3_7_436_446  

AUTHOR

Anastasiya N. Kulikova

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

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ORCID : https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9016-1531

SPIN-code:  8368-0517

RSCI Author ID: 1253908

FOR CITATION

Kulikova A.N. Methodological Approach to Assessing the Salary Level in the System of Indicators of Economic Growth of Urban Agglomerations. Uroven' Zhizni Naseleniya Regionov Rossii=Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2025;21(3):436–446. https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_3_7_436_446 (In Russ.)

Abstract

Despite the active discussion of urban agglomerations both in the scientific environment and in the sphere of state regulation, there are still no unified methodologies to develop strategies for their development. The aim of the study was to substantiate the incorrectness of using average indicators to diagnose the economic growth of urban agglomerations and to propose an alternative approach to its assessment. To achieve this goal, the following tasks were solved: (1) to determine the level of average monthly wages of employees in urban agglomeration (excluding small businesses); (2) to calculate the distribution of the population by the level of wages on average across the entire territory of urban agglomeration without taking into account the structure of the economy of municipalities; (3) to calculate the distribution of the population by the level of wages in urban agglomeration taking into account the structure of the economy of municipalities. The paper proposed an alternative methodology based on the analysis of municipal entities that make up the agglomeration. The indicator of average monthly wages of agglomeration employees, which is singled out by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation as one of the key indicators for assessing the economic growth of agglomerations, was studied. The results confirmed that the inequality of employees in terms of wages in the studied agglomeration was higher than the analysis of the average indicator determined. The study concluded that in order to develop agglomeration master plans and development strategies, a more in-depth analysis is needed, taking into account the economic structure of each municipality included in the agglomeration, and the average indicator calculated for the agglomeration as a whole is not sufficiently accurate.

Keywords

agglomeration, city, municipality, wages, economic growth, socio-economic development, labor market, Barnaul

AUTHOR BIOGRAFY

Anastasiya N. Kulikova

applicant for the degree of PhD in Economics, technician of the Department of Environmental Economics, Faculty of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University

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SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

TITLE

Integration Potential of Internal Migrants: Measurement Issues (Using the Example of Dagestani Youth Living in St. Petersburg)

Ekaterina A. Shekera

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JEL C8, I31, J7, O15, Z13

https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_3_1_421_435

AUTHOR

Ekaterina A. Shekera

Saint Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, Russia

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ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6818-0181

SPIN-code: 6316-9036

RSCI Author ID: 1207005

ReseacherID: R-2114-2017

FOR CITATION

Shekera Е.А. Integration Potential of Internal Migrants: Measurement Issues (Using the Example of Dagestani Youth Living in St. Petersburg). Uroven' Zhizni Naseleniya Regionov Rossii=Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2025;21(3):421–435. https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_3_6_421_435 (In Russ.)

Abstract

This article attempts to examine the integration potential of internal migrants, using the example of Dagestani youth living in St. Petersburg: despite the fact that the integration policy of states is focused on external migrants, the article nevertheless recognizes the need to consider the barriers to the integration of internal migrants into the host society. The theoretical and methodological framework of the study included theories and concepts of integration/assimilation (R.E. Park's "race relations cycle" model, J. Berry's acculturation theory, M. Gordon's assimilation theory, N. Glick Schiller, L. Bash and K. Blank-Zanton's concept of transnationalism, which made it possible to formulate the basic concept of "integration potential of migrants" and refine the integration model developed by representatives of the Dutch school H. Entzinger, R. Penninx, B. Garces-Mascareсas, modifying it for the purposes of this study (indicators were proposed to measure the integration potential of internal migrants). The purpose of this article is to consider the integration potential of internal migrants using the example of Dagestani youth living in St. Petersburg. The information sources of the study were: the Strategy of the State National Policy of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2025, research data of Russian scientists of a ethnic negativism exhibition, research data of Dagestanis living outside the Republic of Dagestan, data of the author's sociological study (questionnaire survey). Based on a questionnaire survey of Dagestan youth living in St. Petersburg (n = 280), the integration potential of internal migrants is considered in three dimensions: political and legal, socio-economic and cultural and religious, and the interdependence of the dimensions is also shown. As a result, the success of migrants in mastering the place of settlement is recognized, despite the presence of integration barriers.

Keywords

integration, internal migrants, integration potential of internal migrants, dimensions of integration potential, Republic of Dagestan, Dagestan youth, St. Petersburg

AUTHOR BIOGRAFY

Ekaterina A. Shekera

applicant for the degree of PhD in Sociology, Saint Petersburg State University

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SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

TITLE

Regional Experience in the Formation of Adaptation Centers as a Condition for Regulating External Labor Migration

Victoria Yu. Ledeneva, Nina G. Vishnevskaya

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RAR (Research Article Report)

JEL J61; J62; O15

 https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_3_5_408_420

AUTHORS

Victoria Yu. Ledeneva

Institute for Demographic Research - Branch of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

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OCRID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9478-2917

SPIN-code: 3331-0909

RSCI AuthorID: 366610

ReseacherID: AAU-6083-2021

Scopus Author ID: 57208709009

Nina G. Vishnevskaya

Almetyevsk State Technological University «Petroleum High School», Almetyevsk, Russia

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OCRID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4162-6339

SPIN-code: 1753-3551

RSCI AuthorID: 366610

FOR CITATION

Ledeneva V.Yu., Vishnevskaya N.G. Regional Experience in the Formation of Adaptation Centers as a Condition for Regulating External Labor Migration. Uroven' Zhizni Naseleniya Regionov Rossii=Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2025;21(3):408–420. https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_3_5_408_420 (In Russ.)

Abstract

The article is devoted to a comprehensive study of the mechanisms of socio-cultural adaptation of migrants in the Republic of Bashkortostan. In the context of growing migration flows to the region, the integration of foreigners is of particular importance. The subject of this research is the social and cultural aspects of migrants' adaptation, including language barriers, differences in traditions and norms of behavior. The purpose of the study is to analyze the possibility of creating regional adaptation centers for migrants as a key tool for implementing migration policy. In recent years, the state policy has been aimed at expanding such centers as a platform for comprehensive support for foreigners. The relevance of the topic is due to the increase in the number of migrants to the Republic of Bashkortostan, differences in cultural and social practices between the local population and migrants. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the systematization of the existing experience of the Republic of Bashkortostan in this area and the development of recommendations corresponding to regional legal acts. The research methods include the analysis of data collected during the strategic session with the participation of experts, the synthesis of theoretical and practical developments, as well as the use of statistical methods to assess migration trends. The results of the study demonstrate the need for a comprehensive approach to the adaptation of migrants, taking into account the interests of all stakeholders. In particular, it is proposed to create a Regional сenter for аssistance to the Socio-сultural аdaptation of migrants. The findings underscore the importance of developing a long-term strategy that includes education programmes, labour adaptation initiatives and measures to strengthen intercultural dialogue. Particular attention is paid to the need for partnerships between different institutions to ensure an effective exchange of information and resources. Practice-oriented solutions proposed by the authors can be applied in other regions of the Russian Federation.

Keywords

socio-cultural adaptation, regional adaptation center, labor migration, adaptation course, migration policy, Republic of Bashkortostan, Federal Agency for Nationalities Affairs

AUTHORS BIOGRAFY

Victoria Yu. Ledeneva

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Associate Professor, Chief Researcher – Head of Department, Scientific Secretary, Institute for Demographic Research - Branch of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Nina G. Vishnevskaya

Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor, Director of the School of Economics and Interdisciplinary Studies, 2Almetyevsk State Technological University «Petroleum High School» 

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Rental Housing and Co-Living: Muscovites' Attitude towards Solving Housing Problems in the Context of the Sharing Economy

Olga A. Aleksandrova, Ekaterina I. Borkovskaya

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RAR (Research Article Report)

JEL R21

https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_3_4_396_407

AUTHORS

Olga A. Aleksandrova

Institute of Socio-Economic Studies of Population named after N.M. Rimashevskaya - Branch of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

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OCRID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9243-9242

SPIN-code: 4419-6003

RSCI AuthorID: 257224

ResearcherID: В-1306-2017

Scopus Author ID: 22733740600

Ekaterina I. Borkovskaya

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

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OCRID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2853-2557

SPIN-code: 2484-1850

RSCI AuthorID: 1197428

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Aleksandrova O.А., Borkovskaya E.I. Rental housing and co-living: Muscovites' attitude towards solving housing problems in the context of the sharing economy. Uroven' Zhizni Naseleniya Regionov Rossii=Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2025;21(3):396–407. https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_3_4_396_407 (In Russ.)

Abstract

In Moscow the level of housing security is one of the worst in Russia. Based on the experience of developed countries, rental housing, as well as coliving, could be a solution, especially since it fits into the increasingly developing sharing economy (SCE), which has both economic and socio-cultural prerequisites associated with a change in attitudes towards property and possession of goods. The purpose of the study was to assess the prospects (or, in other words, the potential) for the development of the housing segment of sharing economy; the task was to identify the degree of satisfaction of Muscovites with their housing conditions, their ideas about ways to solve housing problems and their attitude to such methods as renting and coliving. It was assumed that the constraints on the development of these forms are stereotypes regarding private housing and collective forms of living, and the incentives are the intensification of labor mobility, earlier separation of young people from their parents, changes in the methods of conspicuous consumption, and that the main target audience is young people. Empirical data were obtained in the course of sociological studies conducted in 2019, 2021, 2024-2025. It was found that, although many Muscovites are dissatisfied with their housing, consider its prices excessive and do not have their own funds to buy it, there is no reorientation to renting housing and coliving. The majority considers it necessary to own housing, including considering it an important condition for starting a family. Such attitudes are due, on the one hand, to stereotypes of Russians perceiving their own housing as a guarantee of stability and a reliable asset, and coliving as a «communal apartment», on the other - the lack of a civilized rental housing market, due to which renting is seen as an expensive method that does not provide comfort and reliability. At the same time, it was found that younger generations of Muscovites are more ready to solve their problems in such ways.

Keywords

population, Moscow, housing security, rental housing, coliving, sharing economy

AUTHORS BIOGRAFY

Olga A. Aleksandrova

Doctor of Economics, Chief Researcher, Deputy Director for Research, Institute of Socio-Economic Studies of Population named after N.M. Rimashevskaya - Branch of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Professor, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

Ekaterina I. Borkovskaya

Postgraduate Student, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

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