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Lifestyle in Large Cities in Russia

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Differentiation of Russia’s population; Everyday practices; Large cities in Russia; Leisure; Lifestyle; Megalopolis in Russia; Settlement differentiation in Russia; Standard of living

Introduction

In the study of lifestyle, experts appeal to different aspects of life. By “lifestyle,” some people understand only consumer practices, others focus their attention on civic and political activity, and others depict it through objective characteristics of employment, education, and welfare. Considering the existing approaches, here we present a description of the lifestyle in big cities of Russia, using data from various sources – from official statistics to sample household surveys to present a picture in detail. Special attention is paid to the cases of the two federal cities – Moscow and St. Petersburg, as the most striking examples of the formation of a special urban lifestyle in contemporary Russia.

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  1. Centre for Studies of Income and Living Standards, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation

    Alina Pishnyak & Natalia Khalina

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  1. Alina Pishnyak
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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Pishnyak, A., Khalina, N. (2018). Lifestyle in Large Cities in Russia. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3099-2

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    Lifestyle in Large Cities in Russia
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3099-2

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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3099-1

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