The modern migration policy of Russia: Problems and necessary directions of perfection

The Russian Federation has become one of the leading immigration receiving countries based on absolute number of immigrants. It is possible to identify two principal causes that determine immigration to Russia. The first is internal: the Russian economy has developed in a relatively successful way, demands for expanding the labour force have increased and relatives of Russians who formerly lived in the USSR are now living in CIS countries. The external cause of immigration to Russia lies in the fact that Russia has potent demographic resources nearby. China, India and the Central Asian states represent this potential. At present these countries are home to nearly half of the world’s population. In this article the modern migratory situation in Russia is considered. The major factors defining migration are analyzed. The analysis of labor migration, educational migration, migration of compatriots, internal migration is given. Recommendations about perfection of a migratory policy in interests of demographic and social and economic development of Russia are offered.