Trends of subjective well-being in Russia: 1998–2018
Journal: Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Sociology
Year: 2020

The article reviews and analyses Russian surveys on subjective well-being, one of the key noneconomic indicators of social development. Two main indicators, the level of happiness and overall life satisfaction, are compared across eight international and Russian research projects, 1998–2018 (European Social Survey, European Values Study, World Values Survey, RLMSHSE, the “Eurobarometer in Russia” project, surveys by VCIOM, “Levada Center”, and FOM). The review illustrates that the main trend in