Demographic security of the far eastern geostrategic territories of Russia

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Simagin Y.A. Demographic security of the far eastern geostrategic territories of Russia. Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2021. Vol. 17. No. 2. P. 228-234. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19181/lsprr.2021.17.2.6 (in Russ.).

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of the demographic situation of the border and priority geostrategic territories of the Russian Far East, identified in the «Strategy of Spatial Development of the Russian Federation until 2025». The main problem of the Far Eastern geostrategic territories of the country is depopulation, which is both a factor that slows down the socio-economic development of the macroregion and a trend that can lead to threats to national security. The latter may be most significant for the sparsely populated and almost uninhabited Far Eastern territories located both in the south of the Far East (especially along the border with China) and in the north of the macroregion along the Northern Sea Route, in the development of which not only Russia but also some foreign countries, primarily China, are interested. The analysis was carried out using the database «Municipal Russia», which summarizes demographic statistics for all urban districts and municipal districts of the country, including those located on geostrategic territories. The results of the analysis showed that even in relatively prosperous regions from a demographic point of view, where since 2010 There is an increase in the population, in their border areas (Republic of Buryatia) or Arctic coastal areas (Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)). In municipalities, the already small population is usually declining, which can create threats to demographic security for the entire Russian Federation. To solve this problem, it is necessary to organize monitoring of the dynamics and ethnic composition of the population, the development of special measures of demographic and migration policy
Keywords:
population dynamics, migration and natural growth, demographic security, the Far East, geostrategic territories of Russia, municipalities

Author Biography

Yury A. Simagin, ISESP FCTAS RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation
PhD in geographical sciences, Associate Professor, Head of laboratory

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Received: 13.03.2021

Accepted: 31.05.2021

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Simagin, Y. A. (2021). Demographic security of the far eastern geostrategic territories of Russia. Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia, 17(2), 228-234. https://doi.org/10.19181/lsprr.2021.17.2.6