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Manakov A.G., Vladykin B.A. Specific entry: Northern and Arctic Societies AnnotationThe Komi are among the indigenous peoples of Russia’s republics with the fastest-declining populations, yet they are characterized by a high level of concentration within their own republic. The aim of this study is to identify trends and the main factors influencing changes in the concentration of the Komi people in the regions of Russia during the intercensal periods from 1970 to 2021. The study primarily relies on a statistical and cartographic research method. From 1970 to 1989, the dynamics of Komi concentration in the regions of Russia were influenced by the positive natural increase of the Komi in their republic, which served as a source for their migratory distribution to other regions. Leningrad and Moscow, along with their surrounding regions, acted as the main centers of migration attraction for the Komi, but in the 1980s, the direction of migration through the Volga region to the South of Russia became evident. The concentration of the Komi people declined in Southern Siberia, where they had previously been represented by fairly large groups. In the post-Soviet period, assimilation processes, accompanied by a natural decline in the population of this ethnic group, began to influence the dynamics of Komi concentration across the country’s regions to a greater extent. Their concentration levels decreased in most regions located outside the Komi’s main area of habitation. Komi migration in the post-Soviet period no longer played as significant a role in their distribution across the country as it had during the Soviet era, but St. Petersburg and Moscow retained their role as centers of migration attraction for the Komi.About authors
Andrey G. Manakov, Dr. Sci. (Geogr.), Professor
Bogdan A. Vladykin, Post-Graduate Student Keywordsethnic concentration, Finno-Ugric peoples, titular ethnic groups, population census, migration, assimilationUDC[314:311.1](470.13)(045)This work is licensed under a CC BY-SA License. |
