ON THE ISSUE OF SOCIAL SECURITY OF THE BORDER REGION (THE EXAMPLE OF THE PSKOV REGION)

Abstract

The subject of the article is the analysis of assessments of social security by the population of the border region of Russia based on sociological research data and official statistics. The border position of the region has both pluses and minuses. The results of the study conducted by the research team of Altai State University in 2019–2020 are presented (n = 400 aged from 15 to 75 years old). For a more complete understanding of the problem under study, an analysis of the socio-economic situation of the Pskov region was carried out. The data obtained indicate an unfavorable and unstable economic situation in the region (both according to the data from official sources and according to the estimates of the residents of the region), an increase in the number of external threats to our country. However, this situation does not have a negative impact on the migration sentiments of the region's population, as most respondents do not intend to leave the Pskov Oblast.