DISPROPORTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL REPUBLICS OF RUSSIA IN THE ASSESSMENTS OF RUSSIAN SOCIOLOGISTS: THE ETHNOSOCIAL ASPECT (USING THE EXAMPLE OF ASIAN RUSSIA)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of disproportion in the regional development of the national republics of Asian Russia: the Republic of Altai, the Republic of Buryatia, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Republic of Tyva, the Republic of Khakassia. The problems of demographic development of regions (decrease in average life expectancy and the share of the population, including Russian, “Western” migration trend), quality of life (decrease in income and employment), development of industry and agriculture are considered. The empirical basis of the study was a comparative analysis of indicators of average life expectancy at birth, average per capita income, employment and unemployment levels based on Rosstat data. The results of research by Russian sociologists studying these regions were used as secondary sources of information. A serious lag in the quality of life of the national regions of the Siberian and Far Eastern districts from the Russian average has been revealed. The conclusion is made about the need to overcome the view of Asian Russia as an exclusively resource storehouse.