POVERTY DIFFERENTIATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE REGIONS OF RUSSIA
At present, the economic situation in Russia is deteriorating, accompanied by a decrease in the standard of living and an increase in poverty, as well as an increase in territorial inequality in the development of the country's regions. This is largely due to the general economic instability of recent years, which led to an economic crisis, which resulted in a decrease in real incomes of the population. The events of the past year related to the coronavirus pandemic have caused even greater damage to the Russian economy as a whole, and to the population in particular. Among the key socio-economic tasks of the country's development is an increase in the standard of living of the population and a decrease in the territorial differentiation of regions in terms of key indicators. In the course of the study, the dynamics of the number and share of the population with monetary incomes below the subsistence level in Russia in 2014-2020 was considered, and the ranking and grouping of subjects of the Russian Federation according to these indicators was also carried out. The analysis made it possible to identify the current trends and form a forecast about the further growth of the threats of social discontent and inequality. It was revealed that in 11 regions the population below the poverty line is over 400 thousand people, and only in 18 regions the figure is below 100 thousand people. It is concluded that in most regions of the country there is a high risk of concentration of people with unsatisfied living conditions, which threatens their quality of life and forms a potential focus of social tension.