State regulation of the quality of life of the population of the Russian Federation

The article deals with issues concerning the state regulation quality of life population in the Russian Federation through such state programs as «the new quality of life, «the innovative development and modernization of the economy, «the effective state», «the balanced regional development», «the national security» based on strategic federal documents and strategic development forecasts aimed at improving the level of well-being and the Russian citizens' quality of life. The rating analyses the quality of life in different regions of Russia. Regions showing advanced socio-economic development and steadily occupying high positions in the rating are identified as well as crisis regions that close rating. The article describes the regions of the Russian Federation which increased their positions in the rating during the period under review due to the effective measures of state programmes holding on their territory. It analyses the reasons for the stable decline of positions for a number of regions in the rating. The environmental issues in the analysis of the effectiveness of public policies to regulate the quality of life are concerned. The environmental rating of the regions is analyzed according to the research compiled by specialists of the All-Russian public organization Green Patrol. The article sums up the main shortcomings of the quality of life state regulation. The guidelines of the state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of quality of life regulation are defined.