Modern youth of Kalmykia: attitude to agricultural labor (based on the materials of the 2019)

The development of rural settlements is interrelated with the state of population reproduction. Various aspects of life in rural areas, including the development of its economic and social sphere, are usuallydescribed by demographic indicators. The deterioration of economic and social conditions in rural areas increasesthe migration behavior of rural residents. Young people aged 18-35 are most susceptible to migration aspirations.The negative social changes that have been taking place in the Republic of Kalmykia for three decades (1990-2010)have significantly affected the irrevocable migration of young people to other regions of Russia, as well as toforeign countries. Youth unemployment, growing social stratification, and a prolonged lack of social elevatorsincrease the gap between actively advertised opportunities for success, a career in 2--30 years, and the socialexperience of the younger generation. Rural youth of the Republic of Kalmykia have long been deprived of thenecessary resources to realize themselves on their native land. This article deals with the problems related to thedesire / unwillingness of rural youth of the Republic of Kalmykia to work in the agricultural sector, migrationbehavior, and life strategies of young people. Natives of the village, for the most part, do not want to engage inagricultural work, to continue the traditions of their ancestors in raising livestock. The article concludes that themeasures taken in the region to address the personnel policy in the agricultural sector are ineffective. Younglivestock and plant breeders need state support, as they ensure the country’s food security not only in the nearfuture, but also in the long term. The author uses materials of the Republican newspaper “Halmg unn” for 2019,which reveal the problems of young villagers, their plans to engage in animal husbandry - the traditional type ofwork of the Kalmyks.