Staff shortage in modern Russia: reasons and directions of solutions

Objective of the study is to identify the causes of the shortage of personnel in modern Russia and to substantiate the ways to overcome this phenomenon. The methodological basis of the research is analysis of statistical and other data characterizing the state, structure and dynamics of human resources in the Russian Federation as a whole and its individual components. The results of the study. The reasons that predetermined the shortage of qualified personnel in Russia have been identified: 1) the rapid extinction of the indigenous population (depopulation); 2) exhaustion of the Soviet highly professional human resources potential by the middle and end of the 2010s: 3) Significant loss of human resources caused by emergencies; 4) The destruction of the education and science system; 5) The increasing emigration of highly qualified personnel. The directions of solving the problem are proposed. Prospects of the study. It makes sense to continue the research in order to specify the identified factors and detail the proposed directions.