Understanding care for the poor in rural Russia

Poverty and Social Exclusion in Diversified Rural Contexts

“…A few studies addressed explicitly the impact of welfare systems on rural poverty (Palacios ; Shubin ; Valero et al ; Black et al . ).…”

“…A few studies addressed explicitly the impact of welfare systems on rural poverty (Palacios 2007;Shubin 2012;Valero et al 2016;Black et al 2019). This is also a theme of the comparative review of research on rural poverty in the USA and UK by Shucksmith and Schafft (2012) and of the TIPSE project exploring territorial impacts of poverty and social exclusion across Europe (Copus et al 2015a).…”

Managing everyday (in)securities: Normative values, emotional security and symbolic recognition in the lives of Russian rural elders

“…Pensioners who have moved to Burla from surrounding villages, where they were employed on one of the district's 6 collective farms, all of which have since collapsed, receive no support.3 See alsoShubin (2012) this issue, for a discussion of contemporary develop-…”

Nordic forest solutions as an opportunity to reform the forestry sector in Russia: A case study in the Republic of Karelia

“…Generally, such settlements are highly dependent on the subvention and donation from the regional centres and are often characterised by isolation, both in terms of location and socio-economic development. Many face a significant population loss caused by adverse living conditions and lack of jobs (e.g., Shubin 2012;Bednarikova et al 2016); some even struggle for survival (e.g., Kovalyova 2019). As the Nordic practice shows, building necessary infrastructure, or modernisation of the existing boiler houses and pipeline networks, which would make possible the utilisation of energy wood, may offer the municipalities energy independence, new jobs, and increased revenue to the local economy (e.g., Enonenergia 2020).…”