After the end of the Cold War, the number of books and articles written about Russia dropped greatly, with writing on its economy falling particularly sharply. How Russian workers perceive their wages relative to countries they compare themselves with is one important component of their contentment and perception of well-being, which play such important roles in determining a country’s political economy and economic development. This article draws on Russian statistical sources to add to the meager English-language empirical literature on Russian wages. Statically, it presents their level and inequality relative to the natural comparison countries. Dynamically, it presents their growth, and changes in inequality. The conclusion summarizes the seriously problematic situation of wages in Russia, and presents two political economic conclusions these empirical results suggest.

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俄罗斯工资报酬的当前问题

冷战结束后，关于俄罗斯的书籍和文章数量大幅下降，尤其是关于俄罗斯经济的文章下降得尤为明显。俄罗斯工人如何看待与他们比较的国家相关的工资是他们满足感和幸福感的重要组成部分，这在决定一个国家的政治经济和经济发展方面发挥着如此重要的作用。本文借鉴俄罗斯的统计资料，为关于俄罗斯工资的微薄英语实证文献增添了内容。静态地，它展示了它们相对于自然比较国家的水平和不平等。它动态地展示了他们的增长和不平等的变化。结论总结了俄罗斯工资问题严重的情况，