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Research Fellow of the Centre for Stratification Studies, Institute for Social Policy, HSE
In terms of concentration of wealth in the hands of a small group, 1% of the population, Russia is among the world’s leaders. This group is almost inaccessible for sociological analysis, but a few assessments can be made from open sources.
Analysis of recent social changes in Russia shows that Russians are actively moving between income groups. However, it suggests a precariousness of even modest prosperity, rather than real accessibility of top income groups.
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