Russians in the transforming ethnic structure of the population of the “near abroad” states: demographic indicators of political processes
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5164-2024-2-29-57
Abstract
Aim. To identify, based on demographic statistics, the share of Russians in the population structure of the “near abroad” states as a reflection of political processes within the Eurasian civilizational community (integration / disintegration).
Methodology. The source base for the study was the materials of population censuses – the Russian Empire (1897), all-Union (1926, 1939, 1959, 1970, 1979, 1989) and national (differentiated by state). Changes in the share of Russians in the population structure of national republics correlated with Eurasian civilizational potentials and the direction of political processes.
Results. Conclusions have been drawn about the correlation of the integration potentials of the Eurasian civilization with the share of the Russian ethnic component in the national republics. The decline in the share of the Russian people in the national republics was associated with the phenomenon of demographic squeeze and the formation of a regime of ethnocracies.
Research implications. The study is focused on using its results in practical activities to formulate the policy of the Russian state in the field of national relations and in supporting compatriots abroad.
About the Author
Ya. V. Lantratova
State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yana V. Lantratova – deputy
ul. Okhotnyi ryad 1, Moscow 103265
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