Some aspects of migration motivation of the Russian youth

The article presents results of the Russian youth survey aimed at identifying specifics of the migration motivation of young people and the relating marital, reproductive and career intentions. It was found out that a significant part of the young generation do not connect implementation of their main life plans with a definite territory, they pragmatically approach the question of where to apply their skills and found a family. There was established an inverse relationship between the number of city population and the choice of place for implementation of main life plans. The authors indicate directions of improvement of the youth-related and socio-economic policy to reduce the motivation for emigration from Russia.