Regional aspects of Russian immigration

The article analyzes the immigration situation in Russia against the background of an all-out destabilization in the post-Soviet space during the first half of the 90s. Using the official statistical data the authors scrutinize the trends of immigration to the Russian Federation from the largest regions of the former USSR and other countries. Age and ethnic structure of the immigration flows are shown and positive as well as negative consequences of those processes for the internal development of Russia are discussed. (EXCERPT) (SUMMARY IN ENG)