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But recent statistics show a steady flow of people from the internal regions of the hinterland making their way west to settle in the European parts of the country.
In addition to being pushed out of the remote regions, Russians are being pulled into the European regions which are increasingly competing with each other in the struggle to attract domestic investment. While incomes in a city like Kazan in the republic of Tatarstan are lower than in Moscow, so is the cost of living. As regional governments invest in social infrastructure the quality of life has drastically improved in these regional cities. Kazan, for example, reports reverse migration with former residents returning to the region, especially if they have young children as it can compete in quality of lie terms with Moscow.
2.7 ​ ​Russia’s National Projects on hold
One of the main goals of Russia’s newly appointed government led by Mikhail Mishustin was to smooth the implementation of the ​national projects​—a​ series of spending priorities in 13 policy areas, including healthcare, education, demography, housing, small entrepreneurship, digital economy, et al. The projects, worth 25 trillion rubles ($318.3bn), were announced by Vladimir Putin in 2018 and are regarded as key stimuli to Russia’s lackluster economic growth and as stability guarantees in what could
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