Non-ethnic migration to Moscow: institutional analysis of key trends
Abstract
The article examines internal (non-ethnic) migration of the Russian population to Moscow in the post-Soviet period (from 1991 to the present). Based on the analysis of statistical data and scientific research, it is shown that Moscow remains one of the main centers of attraction for internal migrants due to the concentration of leading universities, high salaries and jobs, political and administrative functions and developed social infrastructure. Institutional factors influencing the scale and direction of migration, as well as the consequences of this migration for the demographic development of Moscow and donor regions are discussed. It is concluded that the stable attraction of young and highly skilled migrants by Moscow leads to a deepening of interregional imbalances and sets tasks for state policy on managing internal migration.
About the Authors
E. O. Kubyakin
Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia; Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kubyakin Evgeny Olegovich, Doctor of Sociology, Associate Professor, Honorary Worker of Education of the Russian Federation, Professor; Professor of the Department of State and Municipal Management
Moscow
M. Sh. Agrusev
Russian State University of Social Technologies
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Agrusev Marcel Shamilevich, Postgraduate Student, Department of Sociology and Journalism
Moscow
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Kubyakin E.O., Agrusev M.Sh. Non-ethnic migration to Moscow: institutional analysis of key trends. P.O.I.S.K. 2025;(3):55-64. (In Russ.)
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