Palnikov M.S. – Ph.D. in economics, Leading researcher, INION, Russian Academy of Sciences
In this article reasons and results of the so called Western drift, a form of exodus of population from Northern and Far East regions of the Russian Federation are analysed. It happened to come into being in 1990-th years and brought with it not only demographic, economic or social changes, but serious geopolitical ones as well.
Extreme climatic conditions, northern privileges, economic motivation of migration, Northern supply, forced migration, Western drift, territorial depopulation, geopolitical after-effects.
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