Stratification in present-day Russia and the new middle class
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The social features of the middle classes in post-Soviet Russia are examined. Topics include the relationship between social structure and interest groups, criteria for examining boundaries between social groups, the ruling class, the effects of privatization, the relation between income and status, and entrepreneurial development.
Publication Name: Sociological Research
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1061-0154
Year: 1999
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Middle strata in present-day Russia
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The middle classes in Russia are discussed, focusing on identifying a framework in which the middle classes can be examined. Topics include property ownership, jobs in which a growing number of people sell their intellectual abilities, and attitudes toward wealth and social freedom.
Publication Name: Sociological Research
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1061-0154
Year: 1999
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Adaptation and changing status
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The emerging Russian middle class has the potential to stabilize the nation through its acquisition of property. Such people are grounded in how to take advantage of market institutions and will probably create a social and cultural field based on independent lifestyles.
Publication Name: Sociological Research
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1061-0154
Year: 2000
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