THE SPECIFICS OF MIGRATION PROCESSES IN CONTEMPORARY TUVA ABSTRACT
The article analyzes the current specifics and main tendencies of migration in the Tuva Republic. The study is based on official statistical materials. The analysis showed that one of the specific features of current migration processes in Tuva Republic is the long-term negative balance of migration. It is characteristic that the nonnative population is mainly oriented towards leaving the republic, whereas the Tuvans move to rural areas or towns within the republic. The specifics of internal migration is that people migrate more and more actively to rural areas.