Indigenous minority peoples of Russia: the dynamics of national policy, transformation of family and marriage relations
Indigenous minority peoples of Russia: the dynamics of national policy, transformation of family and marriage relations

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the dynamics of national policy formation in Russia with respect to the indigenous peoples of the North. On the basis of the juxtaposition of the consequences of the USSR protectionist policy and living conditions during the post-Soviet period one can see contemporary trends within the transformation of family–marriage values: family relations that affect the numbers of these peoples and the maintenance of their culture. Based on a comparison of the data on fertility and marriage in Russia and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, among specific ethnic groups of indigenous peoples, researchers have drawn the conclusions that not only are questions about preserving the rights of indigenous peoples relevant, but it is also important to pay attention to the preservation of traditional gender roles, family traditions and the formation of responsibility towards the creation of marriage. As an example we present the data of the 1989, 2002 and 2010 censuses in Russia, as well as materials from a specific sociological study carried out in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Grants RHF RHF N 12-03-00546a (2012–2013) “Socio-cultural youth types of modern Russia: ethnic and regional aspects”, RFH number 08-06-00613a (2008–2010) “Models of ethnocultural youth adaptation in terms of the intensification of industrial development in the North (The Republic of Sakha [Yakutia] )”, RFH 07-06- 18025e (2007) “The Youth of the Indigenous Peoples of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in a modern industrial city: problems of socio-cultural adaptation”, RAS integration project 2006–2008 № 6.26 “The Socio-cultural adaptation of students in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in the conditions of modern transformations (on the example of Yakutsk)”.

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