Assessment of the Standard of Living in the Regions of the Far Eastern Federal District (Exemplified by the Republic of Buryatia)

The study of the life quality in the regions today is rather an important aspect. It makes possible to identify both progressive and lagging spheres of society in a certain area. Special attention should be paid to those regions that have rather difficult operating conditions in some fields. The authors chose a region with extreme natural conditions as the object of research, which make it difficult to some extent to create a favorable environment for improving the population life quality. The article analyzes the concepts of "standard of living" and "life quality" and assesses the quality of life of the population of the Republic of Buryatia. Based on the results obtained, the authors highlight the problems that predestine the severity of the climatic conditions of the region, as well as the potential to bring the life quality in the region to a higher level.