MIGRATION ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE COASTAL ZONE OF RUSSIA’S NORTH-WEST: LOCAL GRADIENTS

A well-acknowledged driver of change, population movement intensifies the development coastal territories. The Russian North-West holds a vast zone. Granting access to Baltic, White, and Barents Seas, it is an area geostrategic importance where much country’s economy — one national priorities located. Push pull factors are enormously diverse in area, as migration flows forming attraction poles for migrants. There little research on issue despite its social practical significance. Thus, required examine how factor can benefit attractiveness human resources territories importance. This study aims delineate investigate local compared those recorded inland regions. draws concept coastalisation, employing universal, geographical, statistical methods. It uses documentary sources official 2011—2020 statistics. findings show that position maritime economic activity relevant attractiveness. Saint Petersburg municipalities Leningrad Kaliningrad regions more attractive migrants than northerly However, there farther north too, zone Arkhangelsk region attracts part. demonstrates growing polarisation space areas especially agglomerations. Changes age structure immigration have caused replace employment-related factors.