Demographic aging in Russia and new social reality
Research Article
Acknowledgments
The study was carried out within the framework of the State assignment to the Institute of Socio-Economic Studies of Population of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applies Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences «Human potential development with differentiation by region and social groups: factors and models».
How to Cite
Dobrokhleb V.G. Demographic aging in Russia and new social reality. Population. 2022. Vol. 25. No. 2. P. 66-76. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19181/population.2022.25.2.6 (in Russ.).
Abstract
For the third year the population of Russia has been in the situation of a "perfect storm": under the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid technological changes connected with digitalization of the entire living space, increasing international tensions against the background of the aging population of the country. These processes have contributed to the formation of a new social reality. The purpose of this study is to examine the dynamics of demographic aging in the context of the pandemic, to identify the specifics of socio-demographic challenges to the country in these conditions, to present opportunities and obstacles in the direction of forming a strategy of active longevity in the Russian Federation. The relevance of this project is due to the need to study the potential of the older generation in the conditions of the second stage of depopulation for the socio-demographic development of the country. The information base is the data of Rosstat, international organizations, as well as the works of Russian and foreign authors on this issue. The author's methodology of measuring the resource potential of the older generation is used. It is shown that Russia implements active aging programs. However, the development of infrastructure to support the older generation is not yet consistently combined with the goals of socio-economic development of the country. It is proposed to make a wider use of the methodology for preserving and developing the resource potential of the older generation, which allows a differentiated approach to the formation of an active longevity strategy with the account of the capabilities and motivation of various groups of the elderly and old people.
Keywords:
depopulation, population aging, COVID-19, active longevity
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Received: 22.02.2022
Accepted: 08.06.2022
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