Population Under Duress: Geodemography Of Post-soviet Russia

by Demko,George J

• ISBN13: 9780813389394
• ISBN10: 0813389399
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-09
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The demographic history of twentieth-century Russia has been marked by a series of tragedies. Calamitous wars, revolutions, civil strife, and political murders have resulted in unparalleled mortality rates, depressed fertility rates, and sadly unprecedented demographic patterns of all types. This volume explores the most recent problems afflicting the Russian population in the postCold War era.The demise of the Soviet Union has brought new hardshipsthe collapse of the health-care system, internal strife, and economic disruptionsto the people and has deeply affected demographic processes throughout Russia. The contributors explore key trends, from increasing mortality rates and decreasing birth rates to refugee flows into Russia and the "brain drain" out of Russia. Problems of aging, increased infant mortality, and urban and rural population change are discussed in detail for each major region.Rarely has there been a better opportunity to examine the spatial, economic, psychological, and political factors contributing to demographic stress in a current setting. These demographic processes are not only unique as a domestic social phenomenon but are also immensely significant in their global impact, influencing international migration and foreign aid.

Author Biography

George J. Demko is professor of geography at Dartmouth College. William B. Wood is director of the Office of the Geographer, U.S. Department of State. George J. Demko is professor of geography at Dartmouth College. Zhanna Zaionchkovskaya is chief of the Laboratory for Migration of the Institute for Employment Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Labor, Moscow. Gregory Ioffe is professor of geography at Radford University. George J. Demko is professor of geography at Dartmouth College. Zhanna Zaionchkovskaya is chief of the Laboratory for Migration of the Institute for Employment Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Labor, Moscow. Gregory Ioffe is professor of geography at Radford University. George J. Demko is professor of geography at Dartmouth College. Zhanna Zaionchkovskaya is chief of the Laboratory for Migration of the Institute for Employment Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Labor, Moscow. Gregory Ioffe is professor of geography at Radford University.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables	vii	(6)
Preface	xiii	(6)
Acknowledgments	xix
Part 1 Overview	3	(38)
1 Age Structures of the Former Soviet Republics	3	(14)
Victoria A. Velkoff
2 The Demographic Situation in Post-Soviet Russia	17	(24)
Victor Perevedentsev
Part 2 Basic Demographic Processes	41	(66)
3 Fertility, Nuptiality, and Family Planning in Russia: Problems and Prospects	41	(18)
Sergei Zakharov
4 Russian Mortality: Past Negative Trends and Recent Improvements	59	(14)
Anatoly Vishnevsky
Vladimir Shkolnikov
5 The Geodemography of Infant Mortality in the Soviet Union, 1950-1990	73	(34)
Barbara A. Anderson
Brian D. Silver
Part 3 Migration and Conflict	107	(94)
6 Recent Migration Trends in Russia	107	(30)
Zhanna Zayonchkovskaya
7 Chinese Demographic Expansion into Russia: Myth or Inevitability?	137	(12)
Zhanna Zayonchkovskaya
8 Potential Migration of Russian-Speaking Populations from Central Asia to Russia	149	(28)
Galina Vitkovskaya
9 The Causes and Demographic-Social Consequences of Interethnic and Regional Conflicts in the Post-Soviet Union	177	(24)
Vladimir Mukomel
Emil Payin
Part 4 Urban and Rural Processes	201	(60)
10 Turning Points and Trends in Russia's Urbanization	201	(30)
Yuri Medvedkov
Olga Medvedkov
11 Rural Population Change and Agriculture	231	(30)
Grigory Ioffe
Tatyana Nefedova
Conclusion	261	(2)
About the Editors and Contributors	263	(2)
Index	265