Migration intentions of contemporary generations in Russia: A new wave

Abstract

This paper studies the explanatory models of the modern population mobility and migration in Russia as an integral part of the societal trends. The intensity, structure, and vectors of migration f lows have changed due to the large-scale shifts in a society, political instability, exacerbation of ethnic conf licts, and establishment of independent states. Our study focuses on two important streams driving a high migration potential in present, i.e., the population outf low abroad and outf low of rural population to cities.