Problems of Modern Russia
Now I will talk about main problems of modern Russia. As an epigraph I chose the words of Fyodor Tyutchev, who proclaimed that "the mind cannot understand Russia, not a common yardstick to measure: it is very special to be in - in Russia can only believe."
Migration problem.
Millions of immigrants arrive to Russia every year. And most of them stay here for really long time.
As we can see on the picture, appearance of the most of immigrats is not slavic.
In 2007, Russia adopted the 260,000 immigrants. “The top ten countries from which migrants are leaving: Ukraine (33 000), Kazakhstan (32 520), Uzbekistan (30 000), Kyrgyzstan (10, 000), Mongolia (9000), Arab countries (8500), Africa (7700), Turkmenistan (6000) and China (6000). For these countries are Iran (3500) and Iraq (3500), with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, all of which were given 3,000 immigrants.” (Federal State Statistics Service 2013)
That’s why in 2013 Russia became the second country in number of immigrants (11 million people). Why all of them arrive to Russia?
Some of them are Russians who just wants to go home (Russians from Ukraine and Kazakhstan), but most of them leave their countries because of some problems in these countries. Usually it is unfavorable economic conditions in the country: inflation, mass unemployment, economic crisis, and here is a big gap in living standards between developed and developing countries, and therefore the population of developing countries is looking for a more comfortable living conditions for the improvement of the economic well-being, better-paying jobs and etc. Most researchers define as a crucial economic factor underlying drivers of migration flows. Sometimes it is ...
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...ng countries by 2015. And this union can bring even more benefits, since it wants to join countries such as India, Turkey, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia. Has a great prospect for the Eurasian Economic Union - an economic union of the Common Economic Space: Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, which has to be established on 1 January 2015.
The dependence of the problems of each other
These problems are very much dependent on each other mapping. For example, the acute demographic situation in Russia is the lack of workers in the economic sphere. For the development of production, the government has to attract into the country from other countries. Well as economic issues affect the demographic situation, because if Russian families will have little money, they cannot hold a lot of children. Therefore, to solve these problems, we need to solve all these problems at once.
Ukraine to Canada as the Fourth Wave of emigration. This wave began during the year of 1991
Historically, Russia’s relationship with the West has been shaky at best. From the Crimean War in the 1850’s to alienation following the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution all the way up to the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has been “under attack.” This has forced them to adopt a mentality that is based in self sufficiency and autarky. As Western nations attempt to strengthen democracy in Russia in the 21st century, Russia has responded negatively to these perceived “intrusions.” Therefore it is important to ask what role the West should play in Russia’s development and what is hindering this from happening? In her book Russia: Lost in Transition, Lilia Shevtsova outlines two different ways the West can approach development with Russia: let them figure it out themselves or patiently create an international environment that the Russians feel comfortable in. Shevtsova clearly favors the latter. The West’s involvement is hindered however by double standards, ideological differences, and negative perceptions of the West’s motives by the Russian people. These must first be analyzed before showing how a cautious, assertive approach is the best way for the West to assist in Russian development.
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