Dynamics of Social Indicators During COVID-19: Regional Differentiation and Challenges for the Future
The social and economic indicators of the regions of the Russian Federation are the object of this research. The aim of the study is to analyze 2019-2021 changes of individual indicators characterizing the life of the population in the Russian regions at the sub-federal level. The research methods are the analysis of scientific literature, the processing of individual social and economic indicators of state statistics, and the ranking of regions by changes in the social and economic situation in 2021 compared to 2019. The result of the paper is an assessment of the regional differentiation of social indicators in the regions of the Russian Federation in 2019-2021. The research results may be applied in regional development programs in the context of economic sanctions.