Poverty in Russia and ways to overcome it
The article is devoted to the analysis of poverty level in Russia. The social portrait of the Russian poor is defined. The indices of social well-being of Russians (life satisfaction, social optimism, financial situation) are analyzed and conclusions are drawn about the significant prevalence of pessimism in the mood of the population of the country. In order to achieve higher GDP growth in the future, it is necessary, first of all, to increase the consumer activity of the population and its solvent demand for essential goods. It is proposed to develop a state program for training qualified personnel for the economy from the poor and, first of all, a program of free vocational training for children from poor families on the basis of the Russian University of cooperation. It is determined that the power and importance of cooperation is that it acts as a model of self-organization of the population, is a unique organization generated by life itself as a way of combating poverty.