1. Dolgi regionov prevysili ikh dokhody;L Granik;Moskovskie novosti,2013
2. Vologda oblast' (92%), and Riazan (91%); ten regions have debt over 70% of their income; 19 from 50 to 70%. The reasons for such high debt vary. Some regions (Mordovia and Samara) claim that agriculture remains weak; others that fulfilling federal promises of services and increased salaries has been difficult . For all regions, the average level of debt is 26% of GRP (1/1/2013), and in the view of the Ministry of Finance, this is relatively low in a global perspective . See "Regiony Rossiipogriazili v dolgakh;oil producing regions had far less debt (Yamalo Nenets AO, for example, 0%) than others, at one extreme-Mordovia (179%),2013
3. Reiting sotsial'no-ekonomicheskogo polozheniia regionov Rossii -2013;Ria reiting,2013