Another 26/03/20 in Russia, Where it is best lived in the 1990s
In the first years after the collapse of the USSR Russia faced a major socio-economic crisis. It was especially difficult regions. The standard of living in the same region could be significantly higher than in the other.
Where in Russia to live well.
the Greatest impact on quality of life in a particular region was affected by factors such as having stable businesses, jobs, population density, distance from the centre and several others. The most successful were the subjects of Central and southern Russia, the Volga region and the Urals.
to Highlight the best Russian regions in those years helps info Federal state statistics service (Goskomstat). A visual representation of the level of life of the subject can give data on salaries, pensions, budget and migratory population growth.
Moscow oblast
the great advantage is the proximity to Moscow. Infrastructure, scientific and industrial potential, as well as a large number of skilled labour did the Moscow region the most prosperous region in Russia of the 1990s.
According to the state statistics Committee, in 1999 the consolidated budget of the region amounted to 24 billion rubles. Especially contrasting those figures looked at the background of the budgets of other areas of the Central region: Bryansk – 2.5 billion, Smolensk – a little over two billion. In General, the budget of the Moscow region was 5-10 times higher than in adjacent regions.
Great was and investment potential of the capital region: in the 1990s it accounted for 3.7% of all investments, noted the rating Agency “Expert”. It was ahead of only Moscow and St. Petersburg. High and net migration in region – 44 per thousand.
overall the suburbs was one of the most successful regions in those years. Although the average level of salaries and pensions is not too different from Russian: 1480 and 515 rubles respectively.
Belgorod oblast
is Famous for its fertile soils. In addition to agriculture, the region earned on the extraction of minerals (iron ore, limestone, gold and rare metals). In 1999, the consolidated budget of a constituent entity was $ 3.8 billion – the highest among the regions of Central Russia, excluding Moscow and Moscow region. Despite the decline of industry in the Belgorod region has managed to preserve many of the agricultural enterprises and food production.
per capita income in the late 1990s, though the region could not boast outstanding performance, but still ahead of other regions of Central Russia. 1190 rubles per month in the Belgorod vs 975 rubles in the Vladimir region, 910 – in the Bryansk and 740 – in Ivanovo.
the Favourable conditions attract the population of the neighboring regions. According to Goskomstat, in 1999, migration growth in the region amounted to 113 per thousand people – the highest rate of Russia of those years.
Krasnodar Krai
This is one of the most developed regions of the South, so he remained even in the “dashing” 1990s. a Good climate, many resorts, fertile soil and minerals – all this has allowed the Krasnodar territory to reach 12 billion consolidated budget in 1999. For comparison, from neighboring Stavropol – five billion. And according to the rating agencies, the region took 12 th place in terms of investment attractiveness.
the Average of Krasnodar received in the late 1990s 1157 per month. This is more than in Stavropol region (1060 rbl.) and even more in Adygea (968 RUB). Pensions were above the national average and amounted to 589 rubles.
As Moscow Belgorod, Kuban has a very high migration attractiveness of 44 per 1,000, according to the Federal statistical office. People rightly saw the Krasnodar region as one of the most favorable places to live in Russia. Especially strong contrast with BaseDNtheir regions, which in the late 1990s died out: minus 25 per thousand in Kabardino-Balkaria, minus 57 in Kalmykia.
Tatarstan
Kazan, in 1994, received a special status within the Federation. Oil production and well-developed heavy industry allowed to fill the budget and to provide people with jobs. In 1999, consolidated budget of Tatarstan amounted to almost 30 billion rubles. The difference with the poorer neighboring Chuvashia and Mordovia – tenfold.
was higher and the average level of the population: 1248 rubles, as against 817 rubles in Chuvashia. Tatarstan due to higher wages and life prospects were very attractive to residents of neighbouring areas.
the Ural phenomenon
In General, the Ural in the 1990s was a very prosperous region. So, Sverdlovsk oblast in 1999, I had a good budget (14.7 billion), per capita income (1460 rbl.) and pensions (534 rubles).
At the same time there was a so-called phenomenon of Ural – Tyumen oblast, Khanty-Mansiysk (Khanty) and Yamal-Nenets (YANAO) district. The centers of the oil and gas production had an enormous budget of 70 billion rubles for three, emphasized the state statistics Committee.
Much higher than the average was the level of pensions: 615 roubles a month in the Tyumen region 734 of the ruble in KHMAO and 747 rubles in Yamalo-Nenets. The same with wages: 3264, 4245 and 5163 per month, respectively.
But for all that the people left. Only for 1999, the average population decline in three regions amounted to minus 70 per 1000 people. Experts explained this by deindustrialization and severe climatic conditions.
Ivan Proshkin
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