External Migration Problems of Kyrgyzstan Population in the Post-Soviet Period

Abstract

The rapid and large-scale migratory movements of people in the post-Soviet period caused by the collapse of the USSR and the formation of new sovereign states, which have a whole range of consequences in all spheres of the socio-political and socio-economic life of peoples. The destruction of the once mighty state and the single economic division of labor and associated with the incredible scale of unemployment, massive impoverishment of the population, and a sharp social and property stratification of society led to a socio-economic crisis. As in all former Soviet republics, the socio-economic situation in Kyrgyzstan has deteriorated, which is the main reason for the increase in the migration mobility of its ethnic groups, including the Kyrgyz. The purpose of the study is the identification of external migration process features in south Kyrgyzstan. The following research methods used in this work: a survey of respondents, analysis of survey materials, surveillance, and field survey of households in the southern region, conversation with local government officials, members of migrant families, analysis of statistical materials, and analysis of mass media materials.