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Current topic:Intrafamily Inter-generational Transfers in Russia

• Inter-generatonal Tranfers inside Family Groups

• Empirical Basis for Intrafamily Transfers Analysis

• From Whom and to Whom do Transfers Go?

• The Size of Transfers

• The Frequency of Transfers

• Upon which Factors does the Material Benefits Flow from Children to Parents Depend?

• What does Influence the Transfers Dynamics?

• Conclusion

Russian demographic barometer:

Demographic results of the first half-year 2012 (part I)

• The Population of Russia has Increased by 85.6 Thousand for the first half-year 2012, Amounting to 143.1 Million as of 1 July

• Natural Decrease in Population in the the first half-year of 2012 Reduced to -0.8‰, Though Population Increase is Still Mostly due to Migration

• The Birth Number Growth Tendency Kept throughout January-July 2012

• Less Marriages and Divorces Registered for the the first half-year 2012 than in 2011 for the Same Period

Analytical articles

• The Overview of Approaches to the Study of Private Inter-generational Transfers

• The Pension Reform and Inter-generational Altruism in the Economic Dynamics Models

• Sociological Aspects of the Altruism in Inter-generational Relations

• Childcare and Children Upbringing in Preclassical European Economic Thought

Take care of women!

"A Woman is also a Human Being":  Russian Thoughts on Feminism

Recent polls

• Pension Reform - Russians Await Decline in Pensioners Lives

• Russians on Newcomers Policy

• Russians against Suggestion to Legalize Soft Drugs Usage

• Around Half of Russians against Gay-Parades and about 80% against Gay Marriages

Russian news

• The Number of Births in Russia Increased by 80 Thousand in First Seven Months 2012
• The Majority of Russian Orphans Parents are Alive
• Medvedev Gave 2 weeks to Develop the National Strategy for Child Protection Rights Realization Plan
• Regions to Receive 263 million Russian roubles for Orphan Socialization Programme
• Russian Ministry of Labour Published The Pension System Reform Scheme
• The Head of Economic Development Ministry propose to give citizens the right of choose Pension System
• Preparing Children to New School Year Costs Russians more than 15 Thousand Roubles
• Russians Spent more than 454 Billion Roubles of Maternity Capital
• Moscow Authorities Decided to Introduce Residential Qualification for Pensioners
• Russians Reduced their Materialistic Demands
• Life in Moscow Became Less attractive for Russians
• The Ministry of Labour offered not to Change the Unemployment Benefit Amount
• Russia Started to Develop a New Generation of Passports
• More than a 1000 Compatriots Wished to Move to Altai
• Immigrants will be Made to Take the Russian Language Exam from 2013
• Aren't Immigrants Interested in the Cultural Adaptation?
• Ministry of the Interior Shared how not to Become Slaver Victim
• Putin Offered to Form Inter-Ethnic Relations Council Praesidium
• Federal Programme on Consolidation Nation Unity will be Resumed?
• Putin Blamed Irresponsible Politicians for Ethnic Conflicts
• Children at Schools should be Taught Tolerance
• Onishenko Counted 3 Million of Alcoholics in Russia
• The Ministry of Health Submitted an Anti Smoking Bill to the Government
• Russia loses 1.5 Trillion Roubles due to Smokers Early Deaths
• The Sale of Cigarettes from Age 21 won't Affect the Teenagers Smoking
• Medication Prices Have Gone Up by 15% for this Year
• The Scarcity of Funds for Free Medical Help Amounted to 238 Billion Roubles in 2011
• The Patients Association Suggested to Improve New Rules of Paid Medical Service
• The Ministry of Health Defined the Provision of Assistance Procedure in case of Infertility
• Paper Compulsory Health Insurance Policy to be Replaced with Electronic One within 2 Years
• Russian Media Start to Mark their Production according to Viewers Age

Eurasian news

• The Population of Belarus is 9457.1 Thousand People as of 1 August
• Natural Increase in Population of Belarus Recorded in January-July in 63 towns and 20 Urban-Type Communities
• The Birth Rate for the first half-year Amounted to 18.2 per mille in Uzbekistan
• According to Nazarbaev, the Baby Boom in Kazakhstan will Continue until 2016
• Azarov Promises that Birth Rate will Exceed Death Rate in 1-1.5 Years in Ukraine
• The Number of Births on a Rise in Belarus since 2004
• The Number of Byelorussian Women of Active Procreative Age is to Reduce from 2013
• The Children Generation Substitutes the Parent Generation only by 65% in Belarus
• One-child Families Dominate in Belarus
• The Working-age Population Death Rate Reduced by 18% for the the first half-year in Belarus
• The Infant Death Rate Reduced by 2 Times for the Past 10 Years in Belarus
• The Income per Capita Tripled for the Past 7 Years in Uzbekistan
• The Amount of Living Wage Increased by 6.3% in August in Kazakhstan
• The Medium Salary Rose by 15% in Ukraine
• The Pension of Georgia Citizens has Risen since September
• Byelorussian Pensioners will Decide Themselves, whether to Get
• Pension During Work or Not
• Wealthy Get The Majority of Social Benefits in Ukraine
• Not more than 5% Ukrainian Citizens Live as European Middle Class
• Is the Absolute Majority of Uzbekistan Citizens are Satisfied with Their Lives?
• Standard of Education in Tajikistan is Between Vanuatu and Namibia
• More than 2.5 Million of Students Went to School on 1 September in Kazakhstan
• More than 100 Thousand First-graders Went to Kirghiz Schools on 1 September
• More than 37 thousand First-graders Went to School in Armenia
• 610 Thousand Unemployed in Uzbekistan
• The Number of Unemployed Decreased to 4.5% in Moldova
• More Men than Women are Getting Unemployed in Belarus
• Russia and Tajikistan will Regulate the Migration Processes Together
• Belarus Needs the Foreigner Settlement Scheme in Demographically Depressed Areas
• 858 People got into Slavery for the Past 8 years in Kazakhstan
• Yanukovich is Unsure, whether the Law upon Language will Work as It is
• The Number of HIV infected Amounted to 335 People in Georgia
• More than 51 Thousand People Died from the Cardiovascular Diseases in Kazakhstan in 2011
• The Number of Suicides Decreased in Belarus
• The Uncomplicated Birth Ratio Increased up to 38% in Belarus
• Early Cancer Diagnosis Screenings are Planned to be Introduced in Kazakhstan from 2013
• Belarus Introduces Curfew for Minors

World news

• The Population of Latvia Decreased by 30 Thousand People in 2011
• British Women Don't Hurry to Wed, then Regret it
• The Declared Salary of Estonian Residents Turned out to be less than Official Data Nearly by 200 Euro
• The Salaries Rose by 3.7% in Latvia
• The Salary of Medics Working with Pregnant Women has Risen in Latvia
• The Latvian Government Decided to Increase Maternity Benefits
• The Number of Unemployed in Euro zone Exceeded 18 Million People
• The Unemployment in France Exceeded the Psychological Mark of 10%
• Latvian Seim Will Discuss Amendments to the Law on Citizenship in the Second Readings
• 13% of Lithuanian Residents are Planning to Work Elsewhere
• The Number of Syrian Refugees exceeded 200 Thousand People
• Jordan Asked 700 Million Dollars for Syrian Refugees
• Spanish Medics Protest against the Ban on Free Medical Assistance for Illegal Immigrants
• For 26% of Estonian Residents Russian is Their Mother Tongue
• France Poses "The Gypsy Question" at the EU summit
• The Numbers of Smokers in Latvia is on a Rise
• Nearly 5Million People Die from Dangerous Chemicals Effect Annually
• The Alzheimer's Named the Brain Diabetes
• 87 People in the USA Became the Victims of the West Nile Fever
• More than 10 People Died from Legionnaire Disease in Quebec
• Is the New Dangerous Disease Threatening the Residents of California?
• The Cuban Ministry of Health Announced the End of Cholera Outbreak
• The Red Cross Stopped Its Work in Pakistan
• Turkey Wishes to Return the Death Penalty
• The Estonian Authorities Developed The Concept of Gay-Cohabitation
• The German Authorities Decided to Legalize Same Sex Couples Rights
• The Californian Authorities to Ban Treatment of Under aged from Homosexuality
• The Bishops of Scotland Called for Opposition to Same Sex Marriages Legalization
• The Oldest French Woman Dies at the Age of 112

Newspapers write about ...

• Slon.ru about the economy and population of Russia

• Slon.ru about the USA economy and demographics

• Vedomosti  and Independent Newspaper about pension reform in Russia

• Courier.co.il about pensioner issues in Israel

• Vedomosti about the Russian Promotion of Employment Programme among population

• Moskovskiy Komsomolets about improvement of demographic rates in Russia

• Nezavisimaya Gazeta about healthcare expenditures in Russia

• Ogonyok on the ranking of countries by the  health indicators

• Byelorusskaya niva about demographic situation in Belarus

• Chas  and Rus.db.lv about demographic and migration issues in Latvia

• Svobodnaya Pressa about Russian attitude to immigrants

• Gazeta.ru  and Vedomosti about the advantages and disadvantages of immigrants

• Rossiyskaya gazeta about migration in Russia

• Novye izvestiya about migration and Russian citizenship

• Ytro.ru about plan of action on migration policy concept realization

• Tribuna about medical help to immigrants

• Rossiyskaya gazeta about struggle against illegal migration in Kirghizia

• Moskovskie novosti about youth emigration from Russia

• The Guardian about refugees from Syria

• Ogonyok about "vertical" and "horizontal" conflicts

• Ytro.ru about possible punishment of officials for nationalistic statements

• Ves.lv about fines for women insults

• Moskovskie novosti about Moscow residential qualification

• Profil about abortions in Russia

• Le Huffington Post about abortions in USA

• Karavan about infertility in Kazakhstan

• TREND about fertility in Iran

• Mellat about standart of living in Tehran

• Ves.lv about the number of family members, quality of life and fertility

• Izvestiya about the usage of maternity capital

• Moskovskiy komsomolets about Russian policy on children

• Telegraf about family policy in Latvia

• Newsweek Polska about Polish childfree

• New Yorker about reasons for autism

• Izvestiya about building of new towns in the Moscow area

• Vedomosti about the number of Russian voters

• Den about the coming population census in Ukraine

• Comments.ua about the introduction on demographic register in Ukraine

• Ogonyok about the spreading of religions in Russia

Recent publications

• International Migration of Population: The Challenges of Globalization

• The Population of Kazakhstan at the End of XIX, the First Quarter of XX Century

• The Maternity Protection in Terms of Labour and Familial Relations Regulation between Men and Women

• The European Union and the BRIC countries

• In One's Right Mind and Good Health The Older Generation, Society, and Politics

• Through the Pages of Narodonaselenie and Obeshestvennye nauki i sovremennost magazines

• The Content of the Gender and Development magazine

Profession: Researcher

• Pavel Markovich Polyan Celebrates 60th Birthday

• Images of Pavel Polyan

• Pavel Polyan. Black Sea Region as the Amphitheatre of Genocide and Deportation

• Main Publications of Pavel Markovich Polyan

• The Works of Pavel Markovich Polyan at Demoscope

• Pavel Nerler’s Poems

• Sergei Alekseevich Vasin Celebrates 55th Birthday

Our man in Japan. Temporary column:

The Gender Trap for Japanese, or Who is Going to Wear Wedding Kimono Tomorrow? Part II

• Long Way to Gender Equality
• Lost Battles on the Sexual Front
• Who is Going to Wear the Wedding Kimono Tomorrow?
• New Man Wanted! The Gender Revolution to Be Continued?

Satirical column

Why Don't We Need People? Vladimir MILOV, a politician, knows that  "Arriving semi-skilled workers don't meet the work force demand, but compete in predatory pricing on the low paid work market... Semi-skilled Russians lose the opportunity to get well paid jobs and also desocialize". Demoscope knows more...

DW Web Site Traffic Statistics in July-August 2012

• The Decline in the web site traffic has Stopped in August

• Demoscope has been read in 125 countries in August

• The Geography of Russian users narrowed

• The most attentive foreign readers in August are from Bosnia and Herzegovina  

• The Geography of Russian Regions

• The most attentive reader of Demoscope is from Kirovo-Chepetsk, Russia

• The User Language

• The rating of the website in the Science section has grown in August

• We are Quoted by...

• The Most Popular Pages of Demoscope Weekly in August 2012

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