Assessment of the socioeconomic status of depressed regions

This article evaluates regions in the Russian Federation that are in need of economic assistance from the state; from a Russian perspective, both microeconomics and macroeconomics are necessary in determining the needs of each region, due to the distortion of facts about their socioeconomic conditions. Economic, integral, financial, and standard of life indicators are all taken into account; spheres of activity and economic potential in the territory are analyzed, as well as interterritorial interaction.