Migration processes in Russian regions: a case study of Ryazan oblast and Krasnoyarsk krai (1897-2010)

The article is devoted to the time and space variations of Russian inner migration processes. The author attempted to trace the changes in migration patterns of two regions - Ryazan oblast and Krasnoyarsk krai, which is covering almost the whole territory of the former Yenisei governorate, basing on the analysis of census data. The development of the Yenisei governorate was a part of the Siberia colonization process and the region took an active part in the “Western drift”. The natives of the Ryazan oblast always had a great influence on the formation of the Moscow population. The named migration processes played one of the most important roles in the history of the country.