Demography of Russia

This book examines the demographic development of Russia from the late Russian Empire to the contemporary Russian Federation, and includes discussions of marriage patterns, fertility, mortality, and inter-regional migration. In this pioneering study, the authors present the first English-language overview of demographic data collection in Russia. Chapters in the book offer a systematic overview of the legislation regulating fertility and the family sphere, a study of the factors determining first and higher order births, and an examination of population distribution across Russian regions. The book also combines research tools from the social sciences with a medical approach to provide a study of mortality rates. By bringing together approaches from several disciplines demography, economics, and sociology the authors of this book provide a comprehensive and detailed assessment of the historical roots of Russia's demographic development.

Provides a comprehensive and detailed assessment of demographic development in Russia Examines marriage patterns, fertility, mortality, and inter-regional migration Draws on previous studies and newly-available data to examine the factors effecting Russian demographic trends

Autorentext
Tatiana Karabchuk is Assistant Professor of Sociology at United Arab Emirates University, UAE.Kazuhiro Kumo is a professor at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan.Ekaterina Selezneva is a researcher at the Institute for East and Southeast European Studies, Regensburg, Germany.

Inhalt

1. Population Statistics of Russia: The Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation.- 2. Population Policies in Soviet and Modern Russia.- 3. Marriages and Divorces in Russia 1994-2011.- 4. Fertility and Uncertainty in Russia.- 5. Factors Affecting the Birth of Second and Third children in Russian Families.- 6. Changes in Mortality: Meta-Analysis.- 7. Inter-regional Migration: Analysis on Origin-to-Destination Matrix.- 8. In Lieu of a Conclusion.