As long-term rivals, Petersburgers will undoubtedly be happy to rub this in the face of Moscow elites: a new study comparing living standards in all Russian regions has found the second city to be the country’s best.
The “National Credit Rating,” commissioned by Moscow daily RBK, is “an attempt to rank regions not by traditional indicators of economic potential or investment activity, but by a number of indicators that affect the standard of living of Russians living in a particular area,” according to the newspaper.
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