DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS AND STATE DEMOGRAPHIC POLICY: RUSSIA AND FOREIGN EXPERIENCE
The article provides an overview of the main demographic trends in Russia, the CIS countries, as well as in Central and Eastern Europe. The characteristics of the demographic policy pursued in Russia are given, the international experience of state measures to support families with children and increase the birth rate in certain countries of Central and Eastern Europe is considered. The successful regional experience of the Sakhalin region in stimulating the birth rate, which can be in demand in other regions of the country, is described. Long-term demographic forecasts of the population in Russia and their prerequisites are discussed