Anikin V. A., Lezhnina Y. P., Mareeva S. V., Slobodenyuk E. D. (2019) Russian Public Demand for State Assistance: Social Investment or Social Support? Mo ni to ring of Pub lic Opi ni on : Eco no mic and So cial Chan ges. No. 3 . P. 345— 366 . https: ... Anikin V. A., Lezhnina Y. P., Mareeva S. V., Slobodenyuk E. D. (2019) Russian Public Demand for State Assistance: Social Investment or Social Support? Mo ni to ring of Pub lic Opi ni on : Eco no mic and So cial Chan ges. No. 3 . P. 345— 366 . https://doi.org/10.14515/monitoring.2019.3.19.ISSN 2219-5467DOI 10.14515/monitoring.2019.3.19Posted on site: 29.07.19Текст статьи на сайте журнала URL: https://www.monitoringjournal.ru/index.php/monitoring/article/view/586/581 (дата обращения 29.07.2019)AbstractDrawing on the all-Russia representative survey data, the given paper aims to study public demand of Russians for the state cooperation to solve their problems in three different fields, as of workfare policies, social investment, and social support. Active labour market policies are mostly demanded by youth that is struggling to access good jobs. Demands for active social support are likely to root in personal situations, particularly, those requiring solving financial and housing issues, which these Russians are not able to tackle themselves, thus demanding transfers from the state.Demands for active social investment policies are more are the most heterogeneous. Independence from the state is typical for the most prosperous part of the population who do not face any serious problems. To meet these diverse demands, the government should differentiate and prioritise the means of social policy.