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Post-Soviet Trajectories of Russian Shrinking Cities

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  • A. G. Makhrova

    (Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University)

  • P. L. Kirillov

    (Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University)

  • M. O. Balaban

    (Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University)

  • L. Gao

    (School of Systems Science, Beijing Jiaotong Transport University)

Abstract

— The objective of the article is to assess the scale and dynamics of shrinkage of cities in Russia and its regions in the post-Soviet period. Urban shrinkage analysis, based on the average annual index of population decrease according to population censuses, showed that these processes (at least during one of the intercensal periods) in total covered more than half of Russian cities. At the same time, in less than a third of centers, the average annual population decrease over the entire period exceeded 1%. In 1989–2002, the number of shrinking cities was quite small (less than a quarter), and during subsequent intercensal periods, it increased significantly, amounting to more than a third of all cities in the country by 2021. Analysis of the spatial distribution of urban shrinkage showed that these processes occurred at different stages, both at the expense of the resource cities in the northern and eastern territories of the country, and centers of old-developed regions, primarily the Non-Chernozem zone. Most shrinking cities are represented by small centers with populations of less than 50 000 people. With the general negative nature of population dynamics, there is a multidirectionality and variability of shrinkage trends in Russian cities. The specific features of shrinkage during each of the three intercensal periods and alternating phases of depopulation formed the basis for distinguishing six types of urban shrinkage trajectories.

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  • A. G. Makhrova & P. L. Kirillov & M. O. Balaban & L. Gao, 2023. "Post-Soviet Trajectories of Russian Shrinking Cities," Regional Research of Russia, Springer, vol. 13(4), pages 712-724, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:rrorus:v:13:y:2023:i:4:d:10.1134_s207997052370096x
    DOI: 10.1134/S207997052370096X
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