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This study focuses on socio-economic changes and characteristics of the residents of the C entral Federal District of Russia. Actually the Central Federal District, which includes Moscow, is the center of Russia. Therefore, the study about residents of the Central Federal District shows how changes occur in Russia and Russian people's lives and what features they have. The residents of the Central Federal District are classified into two directly-opposed groups in aspect of the phenomenon of population and migration, employment and economic activity, income and social stratification. In other words, the residents of the Moscow City and Moscow region are in pretty good socio-economic conditions, but the residents of the other regions are in poor conditions. However, there are very serious social stratification phenomenon in the former. Under these circumstances, equalized regional development and income distribution are some of the most important challenges of the market economy in Russia.