Dynamics of the Russians' attitudes towards labor migrants in the period from 2014 to 2019 (based on materials from the Kostroma region)

DOI: 10.33876/2311-0546/2020-52-4/170-187

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study of interethnic relations in one of the underdeveloped regions of the Central Federal District – the Kostroma region. Local and federal statistics, the results of five mass polls in the city of Kostroma and its suburbs, media publications, reports of the regional administration, the prosecutor's office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were involved in the study. The composite analysis of these data reveals a comprehensive picture of changes in interethnic relations in the specified region from 2014 to 2019. The study revealed a slow positive dynamics of interethnic relations and its dependence on the level of well-being of citizens.

 According to the authors, more decisive action on the part of local authorities is necessary to strengthen interethnic harmony and increase solidarity between different ethnic groups. First of all, it is important to raise the educational level of the population, to disseminate knowledge about the cultures and values of each ethnic group, to organize educational courses that would be systematic and regular. To improve the current situation, it is necessary to develop the methodology and change the approach to activities in the field of interethnic relations. The study also revealed a certain negative role of the media, which use ethnic markers in a negative way, hurting the feelings of ethnic minorities and deliberately forming an unattractive portrait of a visiting migrant, which is unacceptable from the point of view of political culture. The journalists of the region are recommended to formulate an ethical code of coverage of relations between the local population and migrants.

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