MIGRATION IN RUSSIA IN 1990–2000s

Russia mostly inherited from the Soviet Union a spatial distribution of population. The break up of the Soviet Union caused many Russians, Russian speakers to leave non-Russian states of the former Soviet Union for Russia. In addition, many high skilled people emigrated from Russia to developed countries. Since the border regimes were relaxed, there has been a significant increase in the amount of illegal migration in Russia. These different migration flows to some degree affected an economic performance of Russia. This paper is devoted to the study of migration processes that have taken place in Russia since 1990s.