Russian-Estonian border in the context of post-soviet ethnic transformations

Abstract

The authors explore the main trends and regional peculiarities of ethnic transformations during the post-Soviet period in the Russian and Estonian borderlands. Special emphasis is placed on the dynamics of the share of two dominant ethnic groups – Russians and Estonians. It is argued that the main trend of ethnic transformations is an increase of the share of the dominant ethnic groups in the structure of population. The almost Russian-speaking Ida-Viru county in Estonia is an exception, where together with a small growth in the share of Estonians, there was growth in the number of Russians. The authors analyse the dynamics of smaller Baltic-Finnic nations – Ingrians and Setus (Setos), living in the Russian border area with Estonia.

The main trends of ethnic transformation in the post-Soviet space

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Dynamics Of Titular Ethnic Groups Of Bordering States In Russian Regions

“…Pelina and others. Many authors note the relevance of the ethnical processes study, conduct the detailed analysis of their individual features on bordering territories (Manakov, 2020;Manakov & Klimask, 2020;Zotova, 2018). The focus is on the spatial analysis of the effect the new state borders, emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union, have on the population migration at both sides (Akhmetov et al, 2020).…”