Material changes, subjective quality of life, and symptoms of stress in three Russian villages

• Published in: Journal of the Community Development Society Vol. 28; no. 2
• Main Authors: Patsiorkovski, V.V, O'Brien, D.J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.1997
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE COLLECTIVE; BOLSHOE SVIATTSOVO, TVER' PROVINCE, RUSSIA; CALIDAD DE VIDA; CAMBIO ESTRUCTURAL; CAMPESINADO; CHANGEMENT STRUCTUREL; COLLECTIVE FARMING; DECENTRALISATION; DECENTRALIZATION; DESARROLLO ECONOMICO; DESCENTRALIZACION; DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENCUESTAS; ENQUETE; ESTRES; EXPLOTACION AGRICOLA COLECTIVA; FEDERACION DE RUSIA; FEDERATION DE RUSSIE; HOGARES; HOUSEHOLDS; KOLKHOZY; LATONOVO, ROSTOV PROVINCE, RUSSIA; MENAGE; MENTAL STRESS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PAYSANNERIE; PEASANT HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION; PEASANTRY; PRODUCCION; PRODUCTION; PUEBLOS; QUALITE DE LA VIE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; STRESS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; SURVEYS; TRASTORNOS DEL SISTEMA NERVIOSO; TROUBLE DU SYSTEME NERVEUX; VENGEROVKA, BELGOROD PROVINCE, RUSSIA; VILLAGE; VILLAGES

Data from the authors' joint Russian-American survey are used to examine how peasant households in three rural Russian villages have fared economically and psychologically, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The findings show that decentralized provincial economic development programs...