Trofimova, I. N. Youth and Social Inequality in Modern Russia

Abstract: The author of the article analyzes the status of Russian youth in terms of social inequality which has become even worse under the conditions of global financing and economic crisis. The author views the structure of factors contributing to the development of youth including education, job placement, economic stability and healthy life style and provides comparative data about the role of youth in some foreign states. Special attention is paid to the problem of regionalization and localization of social distress as the main factor of ‘poor transit’ limiting opportunities for self-realization of youth in low-resourceful regional and local communities. By studying statistical data obtained from several international, Russian and foreign organizations as well as data about human development, the author of the article has managed to define common patterns and specific features of youth development in regions of the Russian Federation and abroad. The results of this research show that the structure of factors contributing to the development of Russian youth is very similar to the same factors in other countries. The main negative factor is the growing social inequality and territorial disparity between regions. Decrease of the social inequality and territorial disparity among youth must correlate with the overall targets of social development and be realized through implementation of associated policies and practices.

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