Murmansk region

Actuality - wide interest to problems of demography, which helps to come to deeper knowledge of Russia.
Contemporary demographical crisis is a point of uncountable discussions in scientific, political and social spheres of the country.
In the list of topics for social anxiety, population of Russian North has occurred due to its unfavorable development.
Actuality - wide interest to problems of demography, which helps to come to deeper knowledge of Russia.
Contemporary demographical crisis is a point of uncountable discussions in scientific, political and social spheres of the country.
In the list of topics for social anxiety, population of Russian North has occurred due to its unfavorable development.

Problem - demographical crisis of Murmansk region
Aim - examining of demographical processes on the territory of Murmansk region and their detailed and chronological intact.
Problem - demographical crisis of Murmansk region
Aim - examining of demographical processes on the territory of Murmansk region and their detailed and chronological intact.

elucidation of general quantity of population and its reduction;
characteristics of social structure in Murmansk region last years;
examining factors which have influence on population and its reduction.
Tasks
elucidation of general quantity of population and its reduction;
characteristics of social structure in Murmansk region last years;
examining factors which have influence on population and its reduction.

The object of the research work is Murmansk region population.
The subject of the research work - inner processes which influence demography of Murmansk region.
The object of the research work is Murmansk region population.
The subject of the research work - inner processes which influence demography of Murmansk region.

Methods
Methods
collecting information of demographical data;
comparison of collected data;
description of reasons of data changing;
analysis of possible consequences.

Soviet times - "Top Secret"
strategic information.
The end of the 50ies –
documents "For Internal Use Only".
data - reflects the true situation in a country (average length of life, infant birth and
death rate, abortion rate, marriage
and divorce numbers).
Soviet times - "Top Secret"
strategic information.
The end of the 50ies –
documents "For Internal Use Only".
data - reflects the true situation in a country (average length of life, infant birth and
death rate, abortion rate, marriage
and divorce numbers).

Modern Russia promises dark future
Modern Russia promises dark future
«demographical winter»
the country of old people
«demographic coma»
«Russia the decrepit»

2008 year – 191.246 people
2009 year – 184.757 people
2010 year – 179.837 people
2008 year – 191.246 people
2009 year – 184.757 people
2010 year – 179.837 people

Simple formulae
Simple formulae
2=3
two parents should have 3 children: two as a change for themselves, and the third to "compensate" for accidents, diseases and childless couples.
2=0 or 2=1.5 at best
most families in the region have one kid, or the parents give up such a luxury at all.

Main reasons
Main reasons
socio-economical instability (child poverty)
urbanization level
divorce dynamics
high abortion rate
family’s problem
children morbidity
environmental particularities
number of drug addicts and spreading of AIDS

The reasons of abortions are, because:
The reasons of abortions are, because:
Women don’t have a family
A marriage ended up in divorce, which is already called “ a divorce phenomenon”

Child poverty - complicated interactions between a number of risk factors Child poverty - complicated interactions between a number of risk factors
geography,
economic activity of parents,
benefit receipt,
parents educational attainment,
housing tenure,
family type and size,
age of parents,
age of children,
ethnicity and disability.

children morbidity ,
incidence of birth defects
In 5 recent years,
overall incidence of common
diseases increased by 20%.
children morbidity ,
incidence of birth defects
In 5 recent years,
overall incidence of common
diseases increased by 20%.

risky environmental situation
risky environmental situation
the cold
the strongly varying rhythm of darkness and light
the UV radiation
high concentrations of dust and exhaust fumes

Measures to decrease crisis

better recognition
of special northern
characteristics
better recognition
of special northern
characteristics
interests should be
monitored in such a way that
the special characteristics of
the Northern region will not
remain unnoticed

interests should be monitored in
such a way that the special
characteristics of the Northern region
will not remain unnoticed
interests should be monitored in
such a way that the special
characteristics of the Northern region
will not remain unnoticed

cooperation of the expertise units of
occupational health and safety in the
arctic and sub-arctic area
cooperation of the expertise units of
occupational health and safety in the
arctic and sub-arctic area
services to be designed and delivered around the needs of the child
education
voluntary organizations