Development of marriage and family relationships in the northern regions of Russia

• Published in: Economic and social changes: facts, trends, forecast / Экономические и социальные перемены: факты, тенденции, прогноз
• Main Authors: Larisa Alekseevna Popova, Anastasiya Spiridonovna Barashkova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Russian Academy of Sciences, Vologda Research Center 2014
• Subjects: Northern regions; population reproduction; marriage and family relations; level and structure of nuptiality; demographic policy; Sociology (General); HM401-1281; Sakha; Republic of Sakha; Yakutia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15838/esc/2014.4.34.11; https://doaj.org/article/c162423d822042f7b3d3e2278d646faa

The article deals with the mechanism of modern demographic development in Russia’s northern regions. The article studies the dynamics of marriage processes in the North in the post-war period, and reveals the current specifics of marriage and family relations. The authors analyze in more detail the situation in the two big northern republics: the Komi Republic and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). They identify factors that determined a significant decrease of marriage rate in the 1990s and the relative normalization of marital and family processes in recent years. The article outlines the main directions of demographic policies in the northern regions