Interesting studies were conducted by scientists - in which regions of Russia the inhabitants are happy, and in which they are unhappy. You see the results yourself. Happiness literally lives on Chechen soil.
27,000 people from 100 cities of the Russian Federation answered experts' questions about their satisfaction with material wealth, ecology, safety, development and the level of improvement of their city. Finally, the last question was formulated with discouraging frankness: Are you happy?
The study was conducted by the NewsEffector agency together with the Regions of Russia Foundation. The result is amazing (see table). As it turned out, the happiest Russians do not live in Moscow and other million-plus cities. Grozny, Tyumen, Kazan, Surgut, Krasnodar, Sochi, Nizhnevartovsk, Novorossiysk and Belgorod took the first lines of the rating. Moscow was only in 52nd place, St. Petersburg - 16th, Yekaterinburg - 49th, Novosibirsk - 13th.
Actually, Anton Semenovich Makarenko explained everything a long time ago: a true incentive human life is tomorrow's joy. Apparently, the "rich" Muscovites, who have great opportunities, just lack it. If your working day begins with stress in traffic jams, you breathe burning from 5 million exhaust pipes (being the unfortunate owner of one of them), and on TV you see mostly the details of either the mass death of children or the death of your favorite actress - this is happiness, to put it mildly, does not add. There is no clear prospect and hope that traffic jams will dissolve tomorrow, traffic accidents will stop, and air and food will ensure our health and longevity.
On the contrary, a sense of positive dynamics - a record 73% of respondents feel it - brought the capital of Chechnya to the first place. Well, why not, when every year your city is getting better and more comfortable. Well, at the same time, one should not discount the natural optimism and cheerfulness of this people.
Bratsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Chita close the rating of happiness. Residents of Bratsk set a kind of sad national record: only 3% of respondents said that they were satisfied with the local environment. Sakhalin has a different problem: the people there are not satisfied with the dynamics of urban development, that is, in other words, the townspeople demand changes for the better from the authorities.
The most unusual picture beyond Baikal. Chita "failed" not a single indicator individually. For example, in Dagestan, Buryatia or the Chelyabinsk region, which have taken higher places, people are more dissatisfied with their financial situation. And the level of urban improvement of an outsider is quite comparable with such much more prosperous cities as Sochi, Pskov and Tver. But in general, the index of happiness in Chita is half that of Grozny.
But still. Look at the penultimate column - the one that indicates the percentage of those who feel happy. From 60 to 80%. This is how people think of themselves. And compare this with the results of research by analysts from the British research center New Economic Foundation. According to their data, Russia, with its sense of happiness, was in 122nd place out of 151 countries. Somewhere between Liberia, Zimbabwe and Congo on one side and Nigeria, Uganda and Burkina Faso on the other.
Specialists of the research company "Medialogy" analyzed more than 1 million messages on social networks Facebook, Twitter, VKontakte, OK, Instagram, LiveJournal, forums and blogs to find out in which region of Russia the most happy people.
Mention frequency: 25,09%Moscow has become the happiest city in Russia, where people most often mention the word "happiness".
In addition, Moscow was among the regions with the largest decrease in crime rates in the region.
That is, over the past six months, the criminogenic situation in the city has improved significantly.
2. St. Petersburg
Mention frequency: 11,72%St. Petersburg is quite far behind Moscow in terms of the number of mentions of the word "happiness", however, the city was in 2nd place in the ranking of the happiest regions in Russia.
Like Moscow, it also became one of the most restless cities in Russia in a recent ranking of the Petersburg Politics Foundation.
St. Petersburg also recently entered the top ten regions with the highest life expectancy.
And the mayor of the city was among the best mayors of Russian cities.
Mention frequency: 4,09%Crimea is a traditional place of rest and recreation. Sea, sun, fresh air - this is what makes Crimea a desirable place for summer holidays.
Therefore, there is nothing surprising in the fact that this region is among the happiest in Russia.
In addition, this year Crimea has become one of the most popular tourist destinations among Russians.
4. Udmurtia
Mention frequency: 3,65%Udmurtia was in 4th place among the happiest regions of Russia, only slightly behind Crimea.
Despite this, this year Udmurtia was included in the list of the most conflict regions of Russia, being in 6th place in this rating.
5. Primorsky Krai
Mention frequency: 2,93%Primorsky Krai closes the top five among the happiest regions of Russia.
6. Tatarstan
Mention frequency: 2,8%The Republic of Tatarstan is part of the Volga Federal District and is part of the Volga Economic Region.
The population of the republic, according to Rosstat, is 3,885,253 people in 2017.
In addition to being among the happiest regions in Russia, Tatarstan also ranks 9th among Russian regions in terms of life expectancy.
And the mayor of Kazan entered the top 10 best mayors of Russian cities.
7. Novosibirsk region
Mention frequency: 2,47%The Novosibirsk region took the 7th place among the happiest regions of Russia.
Despite this, the city of Novosibirsk this year was among the most restless cities in Russia in terms of the number of rallies and protests that took place in the city and region.
8. Sverdlovsk region
Mention frequency: 1,94%The Sverdlovsk region took the 8th place among the happiest regions of Russia.
Despite this, Yekaterinburg this year also entered the list of the most restless cities in Russia, as a number of high-profile rallies and protests took place in the city itself, and in the region as well.
9. Krasnodar Territory
Mention frequency: 1,59%The Krasnodar Territory became the 9th region with the most frequent use of the word "happiness".
In April, according to a study by Medialogy, Kuban also entered the top ten happiest regions of the Russian Federation.
Last year, Krasnodar took 5th place in the ranking of the happiest cities in Russia, according to the study "Index of Happiness of Russian Cities", which was conducted by the monitoring agency NewsEffector together with the Regional Research Foundation "Regions of Russia".
This year, Krasnodar entered the list of the most restless cities compiled by the Petersburg Politics Foundation.
10. Moscow region
Mention frequency: 1,57%The Moscow region closes the top ten happiest regions in Russia.
This is not surprising, since the region's distinguishing feature is its close connection with Moscow, which ranked 1st in the happiness ranking.
Despite this, the Moscow region this year was among the most conflict regions of Russia.
11. Rostov region
Mention frequency: 1,55%The population of the region, according to Rosstat, is 4,231,355 people in 2017.
The Rostov region took the 11th place among the happiest regions of Russia.
12. Bashkortostan
Mention frequency: 1,46%The Republic of Bashkortostan was ranked 12th among the happiest regions of Russia. In a recent ranking of the best mayors of cities in our country, the mayor of Ufa took 3rd place.
13. Amur Region
Mention frequency: 1,44%The Amur Region was ranked 13th among the happiest regions in Russia.
The population of the region, according to Rosstat, is 801,752 people in 2017.
Mention frequency: 1,43%The Krasnoyarsk Territory also became one of the happiest regions in Russia: it took 14th place in the ranking.
The population of the region, according to Rosstat, is 2,875,301 people in 2017.
15. Saratov region
Mention frequency: 1,36%The population of the region, according to the State Statistics Committee of Russia, is 2,479,260 people in 2017.
Moscow, March 21 - “Vesti. Economy". Since 2012, with the support of the UN, the World Happiness Report has been published, where countries are ranked according to the level of well-being of their citizens. When compiling it, researchers take into account indicators such as GDP per capita, life expectancy, respect for civil liberties, job security, the level of corruption, as well as the results of public opinion polls. Respondents answer questions about the level of personal freedom, confidence in the future, generosity, reasons for joy and anxiety, etc. In the 2018 rating, Russia ranks 59th out of 156. Below we will talk about the 10 happiest countries in the world. 1. Finland
Finland has become the happiest country in the world. Finland is among the leading countries in the world in terms of GDP per capita. For a long time, Finland's advantages have been political stability, an open economy, a highly developed infrastructure and reliability of telecommunications, as well as a high level of interaction between enterprises, scientific and technical centers and universities. In addition, factors such as speed in the development of new technologies, a high educational level of the population, and a business-friendly business climate are important in ensuring the competitiveness of Finland. 2. Norway
Norway - largest manufacturer oil and gas in Northern Europe. The country regularly ranks among the best countries to live in the world, including lists of the happiest countries. Oil funds serve for the development of future generations. On the territory of the country there are significant mineral reserves, a large merchant fleet. There is low inflation (3%) and unemployment (3%) compared to the rest of Europe. 3. Denmark
Denmark is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, located southwest of Sweden and south of Norway. Traditionally, the Scandinavian countries are among the happiest in the world. Denmark is an industrial-agrarian country with a high level of development. 4. Iceland
The Icelandic government has announced a massive program to build aluminum smelters. Biotechnologies, tourism, banking business, information technologies are also actively developing. In terms of employment structure, Iceland looks like an industrialized country. IN last years there is an intensive diversification of industry based on cheap renewable energy. 5. Switzerland
Switzerland is one of the most developed and wealthy countries in the world. Switzerland is a highly developed industrial country with intensive, highly productive agriculture and an almost complete absence of any minerals. According to Western economists, it is among the top ten countries in the world in terms of economic competitiveness. The Swiss economy is closely connected with the outside world, primarily with the EU countries, with thousands of threads of industrial cooperation and foreign trade transactions. Switzerland is regularly ranked among the countries with the highest standard of living. 6. Netherlands
The Netherlands has a modern highly developed post-industrial economy. The economy of the Netherlands has gained a good reputation due to world-famous companies, major firms, concerns. The standard of living in the country is high, so the Netherlands is regularly among the best countries in the world to live. 7. Canada
Canada is one of the richest countries in the world with a high per capita income and is a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the G7. Canada has a mixed economy; according to the Heritage Foundation index, it has a lower degree of economic freedom than the United States, but a higher degree than most Western European countries. Economic integration with the United States increased significantly after World War II. 8. New Zealand
New Zealand is a developed country with a market economy based on agriculture, manufacturing and food industries and tourism. The country's economy is export-oriented. The main trading partners are Australia, USA, Japan, China. New Zealand is regularly included in various ratings of countries with a high standard of living, ease of doing business, and many others. 9. Sweden
With a population of only 10 million, Sweden has 50 global companies. The country has a high level of innovation, a highly developed and constantly modernized infrastructure, an excellent state of technology, well-educated staff who speak English. 10 Australia
Australia is one of developed countries, being the thirteenth largest economy in the world, and has the sixth largest GDP per capita in the world. With the second highest Human Development Index, Australia ranks high in many areas such as quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, civil liberties and political rights.
In dry scientific terms, happiness is a state of inner satisfaction that most closely matches a person's ideas of well-being. But how can science look into our souls in order to describe it with any accuracy? Hardly! Yes, and sometimes we ourselves cannot answer the question why we are so happy or so unhappy. With all the apparent well-being, a person can be extremely unhappy. Surely you have met a person who, it would seem, lives in love and prosperity, but does not consider himself happy. Or maybe you yourself are such a person?
Perhaps there is nothing more difficult to describe than happiness. Ask the same question "Why is a person happy?" a hundred people and you are guaranteed to get a hundred different answers. Why is this happening? It's simple, because happiness is a deeply subjective state. It arises in response to the satisfaction of a need. You needed a prestigious job and finally got the desired position - you are happy. You have been separated from your loved one for a long time, and now you are finally holding his hand - and you are happy again. Happiness is a state that is characterized as positive. It would seem that the logic is simple - the more often and more fully the needs of a person are satisfied, the happier he will be. But is it?
For example , The Dalai Lama, reflecting on happiness, said that it can be achieved in two ways - external and internal. The external path involves the accumulation of material things - finding a home, things pleasant to the heart, beautiful clothes. The inner path is the path of spiritual development. And both of these paths must sooner or later intersect, because external happiness without internal will be fleeting. A person deprived of spirituality becomes a slave to things and loses the ability to perceive the versatility of the world. Therefore, only a harmonious combination of the spiritual with the material can give a person a feeling of happiness. , two principles have always fought in a person - the physical and the spiritual. And a strong bias in one direction or another in the satisfaction of needs has always inevitably led a person to internal conflicts. A person needs to take care of the body, as the receptacle of the soul, and the soul, as a subtle matter that gives meaning to the physical existence of the body. A person who manages to maintain this delicate balance can be called happy.
Not so long ago, large-scale studies were carried out to identify the country where the happiest and most unhappy people live. The study assessed 4 main criteria: 1) average life expectancy; 2) social security of the population; 3) material well-being; 4) how satisfied the person as a whole is with the quality of his life. The study was conducted in 147 countries of the world. The happiest in all respects were the inhabitants of the Scandinavian countries - Denmark, Finland and Norway. Absolutely happy people there turned out to be about 82%, and suffering - no more than 1.5%. Russia is in the middle of the list, taking 73rd place. The percentage of happy people in Russia was approximately the same as in Lebanon, Romania and Slovakia - 22%, and people who feel deeply unhappy - 57%. The most unhappy population turned out to be the population of the Republic of Haiti, where 74% of the population consider themselves deeply unhappy, and less than 2% are absolutely happy.
Man has always striven to be happy, no matter what this happiness for him is. But happiness is so subjective and changeable that it can hardly become a permanent state in a person's life. The world is changing, under the influence of circumstances we ourselves are changing, and our idea of happiness is changing with us. Sometimes, in pursuit of it, we do not look deep into ourselves, but at those around us. For some reason, it seems to us that somewhere there live people who are much happier than us. The desire to look at others and constantly compare ourselves with them often prevents us from noticing the everyday, simple joys that fill life with meaning. After all, it is the pleasant little things, of which our whole life is woven, that can make a person happy. And happy people live, first of all, in ourselves.
Norway is the happiest country in the world this year, overtaking Denmark for first place in a happiness survey. It would seem that such an ephemeral substance as happiness can not only be evaluated, but also measured by a number of completely precise parameters.
The oil- and fjord-rich country ranked first in the UN's 2017 World Happiness Report, up from fourth in last year's rankings.
The top ten included 7 states of Europe, including 5 Scandinavian countries.
“Norway climbed to the top of the rankings despite the decline in oil prices,” the report says. “It is sometimes said that Norway secures and maintains its high bar of happiness not because of its oil wealth, but in spite of it.”
And there is a reasonable explanation for this: “By choosing not the fastest pace in the process of oil production, Norway prefers to invest the funds received in the future, rather than spending them in the present. In this way, Norway shielded itself from the volatility of rising and falling prices, which affects many other countries rich in natural resources. Successful completion of tasks requires a high level of mutual trust, commonality of purpose, generosity and good management - all factors that help to keep Norway and a number of other countries in the happiness rankings.”
The least happy of the 155 countries studied by the authors of the report are sub-Saharan Africa, along with Syria and Yemen. Countries were ranked on such parameters as healthy life expectancy, freedom of choice, employment opportunities, social security, lack of corruption in government and business. This is the fifth annual report on happiness published by the United Nations.
What makes countries happy?
“Happy countries are those that have a healthy, positive balance of prosperity, as it is conventionally measured, and social capital. This means a high degree of trust in society, a low level of inequality and trust in the government,” said Jeffrey Sachs, UDSN director and special adviser in an interview. Secretary General UN.
A well-known economist said that the US is falling in the rankings (now ranked 14th) due to inequality, mistrust, corruption and economic measures that the administration of President Donald Trump intends to use. According to him, people expect the worst.
“These measures are aimed at increasing inequality - tax cuts on top, abolish compulsory insurance in healthcare, increasing defense spending. I think everything is going in the wrong direction,” he explained.
In recent years, economic and political turmoil has led to a significant decline in the well-being of some countries. So the crisis in the euro area reduced the feeling of happiness in Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. And the sharpest drop in the rating happened with Egypt. The authors of the study say that the most significant factor that affects the fact that people do not feel happy is the inability to make free choices, and not low income, as it might seem. However, poverty has never made anyone happy either.
