Russian population

sepheronx wrote:

Karl Haushofer wrote:What's the latest trends in Russian population growth? Has the fertility rate continued to rise this year? And how about the mortality and immigration/emigration?

The increase in fertility and mortality decline in September
The birth rate continued to rise in September
The increase in natural growth in August 2015
The July 2015 Demography pleases

jhelb wrote:Population of native Russians/Slavs is actually declining. The population increase figures are probably reflecting to the rise in the number of migrants from Asia.

jhelb wrote:Population of native Russians/Slavs is actually declining. The population increase figures are probably reflecting to the rise in the number of migrants from Asia.

higurashihougi wrote:For reference    

kvs wrote:

Research into the X – and Y-chromosomes of Russian people, in turn, has shown the absolute genetic identity of the Russian population in whole of the vast area of Russia. So the Russians consist of a classical ethnos, having its own persistent characteristics and features. Those in possession of the “Russian gene” have the so-called haplogroup R1a Y-chromosome. It is very close to that of some other Slavic peoples.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2253976/

(...) The first broad studies of the variation of the patrilineal genetic system in Europe immediately revealed its marked phylogeographic differentiation. These two pioneering papers and subsequent studies have shown that western Europeans carry predominantly haplogroup R1b, whereas eastern Europeans have high frequency of R1a lineages, that southern Slavs are characterized by high frequency of I1b, whereas Scandinavia is enriched with I1a, and that haplogroups J2 and E3b are confined mainly to southern Europe. (...) Every second Russian Y chromosome belongs to haplogroup R1a. Figure 3A shows distribution of this haplogroup in the studied historic Russian area (indicated by the gray line) within a general European context. With the exclusion of Central and South Asian populations, the map demonstrates that within the boundaries of Europe, R1a is characteristic for Balto-Slavonic populations, with two exceptions: southern Slavs and northern Russians (Figure 3A). R1a frequency decreases in northeastern Russian populations down to 20%–30%, in contrast to central-southern Russia, where its frequency is twice as high (Table 2). To investigate statistical significance of this cline, we performed the spatial-autocorrelation analysis (correlogram on the Figure 3A). With increasing distance class, autocorrelation value changes from significantly positive to significantly negative values, confirming that variation of R1a within historical Russian area is generally clinal, but the value becomes nonsignificant and close to zero in the longest-distance class (a “depression”), indicating that influence of this cline is restricted to a part of the studied area. The map on Figure 3A shows that the northward decreasing cline is interrupted in the two, northernmost and southernmost, populations (both are recognized as specific subethnic groups of Russians, namely Cossacs and Pomors); when these two marginal populations were omitted the correlogram reveals the cline in the remaining core area (data not shown). Typically for East European populations, the frequency of its sister group R1b in Russians is much lower (Table 2). Despite the clear west-to-east clinal trend in the whole Europe (4 and 5 and Figure 3B), inside the historical Russian area, its distribution is somewhat mosaic (map on the Figure 3B). Spatial-autocorrelation analysis (Figure 3B) confirmed the absence of clinal variation of R1b within the historical Russian area. (...)

kvs wrote:

By the way, it has been confirmed that Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians are one ethnic group that has no major genetic differences.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3681942/

(...)Our results reveal that around 80% of the paternal Belarusian gene pool is composed of R1a, I2a and N1c Y-chromosome haplogroups – a profile which is very similar to the two other eastern European populations – Ukrainians and Russians.(...)

Project Canada wrote:Suicide rates fall in Russia

New figures show that the number of suicides in Russia has dropped to its lowest level in 50 years. Such low levels were last seen at the end of Nikita Khrushchev's rule and in Leonid Brezhnev's first years in power

With the help of a small grant and Aleksey Larin, a local master struggling to find apprentices, Biletskaya drew up a business plan, then immersed herself in the centuries-old, almost ritualized world of wrought-iron smithery, coming for several hours at a time, then eventually spending her entire working day there.

And while no one objected, few resisted a chance to pass a comment.

“People react when they find out, all the time, and they say uncomplimentary things, with a smirk,” says Biletskaya. “They ask, ‘Who do you think you are?’ ‘What can a woman do with metal?’ ‘Why did you bother?’ To be honest, it still hurts.”

But it would be disingenuous to suggest Biletskaya – who has “Pity is for the weak” carved next to her workplace – hasn’t profited from her gender.

Traditional blacksmithing is catnip to TV and documentary crews, and doubly so, when it is a telegenic blonde wielding the tongs. Within a year, Biletskaya had been featured on national television, while her website became flooded with orders.

Yet, one man on it wasn’t looking to buy, but to admire. Fellow blacksmith Evgeniy Biletskiy told Anna he fell in love from just looking at a picture of her, wearing an apron, face glowing with reflected fire. He soon bought a ticket to a local festival, and within months the two became a couple.

Anna’s ambitions go beyond carefully-crafted chandeliers and ornate country house gates.

An artist at heart, she has become the organizer of the local smithery festival, has participated in dozens of exhibitions, and regularly stages masterclasses for children and tourists.

But something funny happened this time around: Russian mortality indicators have actually improved noticeably since the onset of the recession. Between 2014 and 2015, average life expectancy increased by about half a year to 71.4. That might sound low (and it is) but it is a new all-time record. Russians have never lived as long as they do now.

Even more surprisingly, 2016 has been off to an even better start. Detailed life expectancy data aren’t yet available, and won’t be until early 2017, but from January through May the crude death rate was down by a full 5%. Given the steady aging of Russia’s population, this means that life expectancy has continued to increase, and at an even more rapid pace than it did last year. You could easily make the case that Russian public health isn’t just improving but that it is doing so at an accelerating pace.

ExBeobachter1987 wrote: