Migration Exchange Between Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Kyrgyz SSR in the 1960-s

For a better understanding of modern migration processes, we need to turn to past decades’ experience. Based on that, this article analyses the migration exchange between Krasnoyarsk Krai and Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic in the 1960s: the arrival and departure of population, as well as the migration balance. The migration flows are examined by urban and rural populations. The scientific work's source base consists of office and statistics materials from the State Archive of Krasnoyarsk Region (GAKK), and the methodological basis is E.G. Ravenstein’s laws of migration and systems approach. According to archive materials, 10.455 people came to Krasnoyarsk from Kirgizia in 1966, and 6.894 left in the opposite direction. Most of those who came were migrants from cities of Kirgiz to urban areas of the region, primarily from its capital, Frunze. Most residents of the region who left were also from urban areas in Kirgiz SSR. Analysis of net migration between Krasnoyarsk and Kirgiz allowed us to determine that, compared to the latter, Krasnoyarsk was a donor area. This means that the number leaving Krasnoyarsk significantly exceeded the incoming number. Urban areas showed the largest population loss, and economic factors were the main cause of migration. Similarity between economic profiles of both regions was significant, so there was short- or long-term migration of specialists from Krasnoyarsk to Kirgiz for economic projects based on their professional skills.