Poverty and Social Exclusion in the New Russia

Presenting the findings of a major research project funded by the EU (INTAS) this key volume investigates the regional ethnic and socio-cultural aspects of poverty and social exclusion in Russia in recent years. In-depth household interviews and survey data allowed teams from the UK Denmark and Russia to compare different societies and communities in Russia across several different themes: the definition of poverty in different regional ethnic and socio-cultural settings; the reproduction and formation of poverty subcultures in different societies and communities; the ethnic/national and political values of poor people; the readiness of poor people for social protest; and a comparison of Russia with other EU countries. Offering a wealth of original data collected following a period of rapid impoverishment of the Russian population the study considers the challenge this presents to Western European models of poverty and social exclusion.