Development of Traditional Communities of the Khabarovsk Territory During the Population Policy of 1970s-1980s of Russia

Abstract

This paper examines the state demographic policy in relation to the indigenous minorities of the Khabarovsk Territory in 1970- 1980s in Russia. Its intention is to identify the factors and dynamics of quantitative changes in the national settlements of the region. The paper also aims to unravel the main directions of this policy and the implementation of its programs in various spheres. It examines unpublished sources in a scientific review as a research method. This research is based on previously unknown documents, found in state and municipal archives, is brought into scientific field. The paper identifies the main directions and particularities of the Soviet demographic policy, analyzes the implementation of the main programs in relation to the indigenous minorities of the Khabarovsk Territory, and evaluates the trends in the change of a number of indigenous minority ethnic groups during this period. It concludes that this policy has led to the establishment of a new form of education, construction of a new structure of national sectors functioning, and formation of a state system of medical education. Finally, it argues that the implementation of the Soviet demographic policy has had controversial consequences for the development of the indigenous minorities.