INFLOW OF MIGRANTS FROM THE FORMER USSR COUNTRIES TO THE REGIONS OF RUSSIA
Abstract
After the collapse of USSR a new object of study appeared for the scientists. It is the international migration between Russia and the former USSR countries. The retrospective review of migration relations of the post-Soviet Russia and these countries shows the regions which are most attractive for migrants. Such analysis helps to make forecasts about the resettlement of new migrants.
The article presents the results of studying the migration flows from the neighboring countries to Russia in the period of 1992 to 2010. The hypothesis of the study is based on the synthetic theory of international migration which assumes that after transition to the market economy the international migrants move to the countries and regions with already available close communications.
To test the hypothesis, we calculated the intensity of migration ties between Russia and CIS countries and the migration gain in the regions of Russia due to the inflow from the neighboring countries. Our calculations show that despite the significance of the borderline factor it does not always determine the choice of the place of residence in Russia.
About the Author
V. A. Lazarenko
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Economic and Social Geography of Russia, post-graduate student
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Lazarenko V.A. INFLOW OF MIGRANTS FROM THE FORMER USSR COUNTRIES TO THE REGIONS OF RUSSIA. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2016;(4):55-63. (In Russ.)
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