ETHNIC IDENTITY AND MIGRATION ATTITUDES OF THE RUSSIAN YOUTH

During the research of the relationship between ethnic identity and migration attitudes among modern youth, 116 young people aged 18 to 35 living in Saint Petersburg and Moscow were examined. Respondents answered three blocks of questions of the survey compiled on the basis of G. U. Soldatova’s methodological development “Types of Ethnic Identity”; “Ethnic Tendencies” and “Satisfaction with Various Spheres of Life”. The obtained data were processed using ANOVA, correlation and factor analysis of variance. As a result of the study, it was found that ethnic identity largely determines the level of migration attitudes of young people; the higher the level of well-being of the respondent, the lower the level of ethnic identity; migratory sentiment tends to decrease with age. As a result of the conclusions made, a number of measures were proposed aimed at improving the state socio-demographic policy of the Russian Federation.