Migration Processes among the Youth of the Far Eastern Region of the Russian Federation

Abstract

Due to the priority Russian development mainly through the use of natural resources,
the Far Eastern Region’s role in forming the economic basis of the country increases
considerably. In this connection, an objective necessity is to study conditions for
increasing the Far East potential and improving the effectiveness of its use, including
its youth component. The reviving economy requires new qualified human resources,
highly professional experts capable of working with new technologies under the
conditions of growing competition and high production requirements. With the
development of market relations the social structure of the society is dominated by
sharp social polarization trends. Differentiation of young people takes place, and
various substructures of youth potential are formed on the basis of specific social youth
groups that have different starting opportunities determined by the material level of
well-being, access to education, health, and quality of family life. The Jewish
Autonomous Region as a subject of the Russian Far East experiences to a lesser extent
than other far eastern territories all the consequences of a large population outflow. At
the same time the prospects of its development are directly associated, among other
things, with the availability of a highly skilled manpower of working age that will
develop the economy of the region. This article deals with issues of migration of young
people living in the Russia’s Far East. The article identifies and analyzes migration
wishes and intentions of young residents of the Far East. The information of the article
is of practical value for public administration professionals, social workers, university
students, and all those interested in youth issues.