“…Furthermore, considerable evidence supports the supposition that Russians are unhappy, consistently ranking at the bottom relative to other countries on well-being measures (e.g., Kööts-Ausmees, Realo, & Allik, 2015; Marks, Abdallah, Simms, & Thompson, 2006). Such differences have been explained as being more than a mere response bias (Veenhoven, 2001), instead reflecting the tumultuous political history of soviet bloc countries (Allik et al, 2011), or the lower wealth, poorer climate, or lower autonomy experienced in Russia (Fischer & Boer, 2015; Fischer & Van de Vliert, 2011).…”