The territory of the Russian Far East is a geographical area that includes areas in the river basins that flow into the Pacific Ocean. This also includes the Kuril, Shantar and Commander Islands, Sakhalin and Wrangel Islands. Further, this part of the Russian Federation will be described in detail, as well as some cities of the Russian Far East (a list of the largest will be given in the text).
Population
The territory of the Russian Far East is considered the most depopulating in the country. About 6.3 million people live here. This is approximately 5% of the total population of the Russian Federation. During 1991-2010, the population decreased by 1.8 million people. As for the population growth rate in the Far East, it is -3.9 in the Primorsky Territory, 1.8 in the Republic of Sakha, 0.7 in the JAO, 1.3 in the Khabarovsk Territory, 7.8 in Sakhalin, 17.3 in the Magadan Region, and 17.3 in the Amur Region. - 6, Kamchatka Territory - 6.2, Chukotka - 14.9. If the current trends continue, Chukotka will be left without a population in 66 years, and Magadan in 57.
Subjects
The Far East of Russia covers an area of 6169.3 thousand kilometers. This is about 36% of the entire country. Transbaikalia is often referred to as the Far East. This is due to its geographical location, as well as the activity of migration. The following regions of the Far East are administratively distinguished: Amur, Magadan, Sakhalin, Jewish Autonomous Regions, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk Territories. The Far Eastern Federal District also includes Primorsky Krai,
History of the Russian Far East
In the 1-2 millennium BC, the Amur region was inhabited by various tribes. The peoples of the Russian Far East today are not as diverse as they were in those days. The population then consisted of Daurs, Udeges, Nivkhs, Evenks, Nanais, Orochs, etc. The main occupations of the population were fishing and hunting. The most ancient settlements of Primorye, which date back to the Paleolithic era, were discovered near the Nakhodka region. In the Stone Age, Itelmens, Ainu and Koryaks settled on the territory of Kamchatka. By the middle of the 19th century, Evenks began to appear here. In the 17th century, the Russian government began to expand Siberia and the Far East. 1632 became the year of foundation of Yakutsk. Under the leadership of the Cossack Semyon Shelkovnikov, a winter hut was organized on the coast of the Sea of \u200b\u200bOkhotsk in 1647. Today, this place is the Russian port - Okhotsk.
The development of the Russian Far East continued. So, by the middle of the 17th century, the explorers Khabarov and Poyarkov went south from the Yakut prison. Na and Zeya, they encountered tribes that paid tribute to the Chinese Qing Empire. As a result of the first conflict between the countries, the Nerchinsk Treaty was signed. In accordance with it, the Cossacks had to transfer to the Qing Empire the regions formed on the lands of the Albazinsky Voivodeship. In accordance with the agreement, diplomatic and trade relations were determined. The border under the agreement passed in the north along the river. Gorbitsa and mountain ranges of the Amur basin. Uncertainty remained in the area of the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk. The territories between the Taikansky and Kivun ranges were undelimited. To late XVII centuries, Russian Cossacks Kozyrevskiy and Atlasov started researching the Kamchatka peninsula. In the first half of the 18th century, it was included in Russia.
XVIII century
In 1724, Peter I sent the first expedition to the Kamchatka Peninsula. He headed it Thanks to the work of researchers, Russian science received valuable information about the eastern part of Siberia. We are talking, in particular, about the modern Magadan and Kamchatka regions. New maps appeared, the coordinates of the Far Eastern coast and the strait, which was later called the Bering Strait, were precisely determined. In 1730 a second expedition was created. It was led by Chirikov and Bering. The task of the expedition was to reach the coast of America. Interest, in particular, was represented by Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Chichagov, Steller, Krasheninnikov began to explore Kamchatka in the 18th century.
19th century
During this period, the active development of the Russian Far East began. This was largely facilitated by the weakening of the Qing Empire. She was involved in the Opium War in 1840. Military operations against the combined army of France and England in the areas of Guangzhou and Macau required large material and human resources. In the north, China was left virtually without any cover, and Russia took advantage of this. She, along with other European powers, participated in the division of the weakening Qing Empire. In 1850 Lieutenant Nevelskoy landed at the mouth of the Amur. There he established a military post. Convinced that the Qing government had not recovered from the consequences of the opium war and was inflamed in its actions and, accordingly, could not give an adequate response to Russia's claims, Nevelskoy decided to declare the coast of the Tatar Prospect and the mouth of the Amur to be domestic possessions.
In 1854, on May 14, Count Muraviev, who had information received from Nevelsky about the absence of Chinese military units, organized rafting on the river. The expedition included the Argun steamer, 29 rafts, 48 boats and about 800 people. During the rafting, ammunition, troops and food were delivered. Part of the military went to Kamchatka by sea to strengthen the Peter and Paul garrison. The rest remained for the implementation of the plan for the study of the Amur region on the former Chinese territory. A year later, a second rafting was organized. It was attended by about 2.5 thousand people. By the end of 1855, several settlements were organized in the lower reaches of the Amur: Sergeevskoye, Novo-Mikhailovskoye, Bogorodskoye, Irkutskoye. In 1858, the right bank was officially annexed to Russia in accordance with the Aigun Treaty. On the whole, it should be said that Russia's policy in the Far East was not of an aggressive nature. Agreements were signed with other states without the use of military force.
Physical location
The Far East of Russia in the extreme south borders on the DPRK, in the southeast on Japan. In the extreme northeast in the Bering Strait - from the USA. Another state with which the Far East (Russia) borders is China. In addition to the administrative, there is another division of the Far Eastern Federal District. So, the so-called regions of the Far East of Russia are distinguished. These are fairly large areas. Northeastern Siberia, the first of these, roughly corresponds to the eastern part of Yakutia (mountainous regions east of Aldan and Lena). The North Pacific country is the second zone. It includes the eastern parts of the Magadan Region, the Chukotka Autonomous Region, and the northern parts of the Khabarovsk Territory. It also includes the Kuril Islands and Kamchatka. The composition of the Amur-Sakhalin country includes the JAO, the Amur region, southern part Khabarovsk Territory. It also includes the island of Sakhalin and Primorsky Krai. Yakutia is included in Central and Southern Siberia, except for its eastern part.
Climate
Here it should be said that the Far East of Russia has a rather large extent. This explains the special contrast of the climate. Throughout Yakutia and in the Kolyma regions of the Magadan region, for example, sharply continental prevails. And in the southeast - monsoon type of climate. This difference is determined by the interaction of maritime and continental air masses in temperate latitudes. The south is characterized by a sharply monsoon climate, and maritime and monsoon-like for the north. This is the result of the interaction of land and Pacific Ocean. The Sea of Okhotsk, as well as the Primorsky cold current along the coast of the Sea of Japan, has a special influence on the state of the climate. Mountainous relief is also of no small importance in this zone. In the continental part of the Far Eastern Federal District, winters are not snowy and frosty.
weather features
Summer here is quite hot, but relatively short. As for the coastal regions, winters are snowy and mild, springs are cold and long, autumns are warm and long, and summers are relatively cool. On the coast, cyclones, fogs, typhoons and torrential rains are frequent. The height of the fallen snow in Kamchatka can reach six meters. The closer to the southern regions, the higher the humidity becomes. So, in the south of Primorye, it is quite often set at around 90%. Almost throughout the Far East in the summer there are prolonged rains. This, in turn, causes systematic river floods, flooding of agricultural land and residential buildings. In the Far East, there are long periods of sunny and clear weather. At the same time, continuous rains for several days are considered quite common. This kind of diversity of the Far East of Russia differs from the "gray" European part of the Russian Federation. There are also dust storms in the central part of the Far Eastern Federal District. They come from the deserts of Northern China and Mongolia. A significant part of the Far East is equated or is the Far North (except for the Jewish Autonomous Region, the south of the Amur Region, Primorsky and Khabarovsk Territories).
Natural resources
In the Far East, the reserves of raw materials are quite large. This allows him to be in the leading positions in the Russian economy in a number of positions. Thus, the Far East in the total Russian production accounts for 98% of diamonds, 80% of tin, 90% of boron raw materials, 14% of tungsten, 50% of gold, more than 40% of seafood and fish, 80% of soybeans, cellulose 7%, wood 13%. Among the main industries of the Far Eastern Federal District, it is worth noting the mining and processing of non-ferrous metal, pulp and paper, fishing, timber industry, ship repair and shipbuilding.
Industries
In the Far East, the main income is brought by the forestry, fishing industry, mining, and non-ferrous metal mining. These industries account for more than half of all marketable products. Manufacturing industries are considered underdeveloped. When exporting raw materials, the region incurs losses in the form of value added. The remoteness of the Far Eastern Federal District causes significant transport margins. They are reflected in the cost indicators of many economic sectors.
Mineral resources
In terms of their reserves, the Far East occupies a leading position in the Russian Federation. In terms of volume, tin, boron, and antimony available here account for about 95% of the total amount of these resources in the country. Fluorspar and mercury account for about 60%, tungsten - 24%, iron ore, apatite, native sulfur and lead - 10%. In the Republic of Sakha, in its northwestern part, there is a diamond-bearing province, the largest in the world. The Aikhal, Mir, and Udachnoye deposits account for more than 80% of the total diamond reserves in Russia. The proven reserves of iron ore in the south of Yakutia amount to more than 4 billion tons. This is about 80% of the regional volume. These reserves are also significant in the Jewish Autonomous Region. There are large coal deposits in the South Yakutsk and Lena basins. Its deposits are also present in the Khabarovsk, Primorsky Territories, and the Amur Region. Placer and ore gold deposits have been discovered and are being developed in the Republic of Sakha and the Magadan Region. Similar deposits were found in the Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territories. In the same territories, deposits of tungsten and tin ores are being developed. Lead and zinc reserves are mostly concentrated in Primorsky Krai. A titanium ore province has been identified in the Amur Region. In addition to the above, there are also deposits of non-metallic raw materials. These are, in particular, reserves of limestones, refractory clays, graphite, sulfur, and quartz sands.
Geostrategic position
The Far Eastern Federal District has the most important geopolitical significance for the Russian Federation. There is access to two oceans: the Arctic and the Pacific. Taking into account the high rates of development of the Asia-Pacific Region, integration into the Far Eastern Federal District is very promising for the fatherland. With a reasonable conduct of activities, the Far East can become a "bridge" in the Asia-Pacific region.
Cities of the Far East of Russia: list
These cities of the Russian Far East are of great economic and geostrategic importance for the Russian Federation. Blagoveshchensk, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Nakhodka, Ussuriysk are considered very promising. Special meaning has for the entire region of Yakutsk. At the same time, it should be noted that there are also dying settlements. Most of them are located in Chukotka. This is mainly due to the inaccessibility of areas and severe weather conditions.
Far Eastern Federal District - the most remote region Russian Federation. It includes ten territorial units, including Sakhalin, Yakutia, the Kamchatka Territory and the Amur Region. The region borders on Korea, Japan, the USA and China.
Active settlement of the lands began in the 19th century, although it is known about many peoples who have lived in the territory of the modern region since the Stone Age. Today, an impressive industrial complex has been created on the territory of the Far Eastern District. The demographic diversity is no less significant.
Population of the Far East
The Far East is characterized by low population. On an area of 6169.3 thousand square meters. km (39% of the country's area) is home to about 7.6 million people (slightly more than 5% of the population of Russia). That is, the average population density is 1.2 people per square kilometer. For comparison, the population density in Central Russia is 46 people per sq. km. km. However, the distribution of the population across regions is extremely uneven. For example, Primorsky Krai and southern Sakhalin have a density of 12 people. per sq. km, the same indicator in the Kamchatka or Magadan region fluctuates between 0.2 and 0.3.
The demographic situation in the region is characterized by negative dynamics, however, the rapid development of the agro-industrial complex provokes a mechanical increase in the population, and with it a natural one. The bulk of the population of the Far East are Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars and Jews.
But special attention worthy of a galaxy of indigenous peoples: Nanais, Aleuts, Evenks, Chukchi, Eskimos and many others. The rapid development of industry mentioned earlier has a negative impact on the number of indigenous peoples. Habitat and traditions are gradually collapsing under the influence of the industry and culture of Russians.
Industry of the Far East
The lands of the Far East are a rich storehouse of natural and fossil resources. The leading positions in the agro-industrial complex of the region are occupied by three industries: mining, forestry and fishing. The mining industry is focused on the extraction, enrichment and, in part, processing of non-ferrous metal ores. From the Far East to European Russia and exported tin, mercury, lead, zinc, tungsten. Particularly noteworthy are the volumes of extraction of gold, silver and diamonds. There are currently 827 mineral deposits in active development throughout the region. In the Magadan region and Yakutia, mining accounts for 60% of the entire industry.
The vast expanses of the region are a place where about a quarter of all Russian timber reserves, or 20 billion cubic meters, are stored. Many industrial enterprises producing paper, furniture, plywood work on these materials. The main export of timber products falls on the Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territories, the Amur Region, Sakhalin and Yakutia.
The Far East is the leader among other regions of the country in terms of fishing and seafood production. Canned Far Eastern products are well known in Russia and far beyond its borders. Among the main species of commercial fish, herring, pollock, tuna, and salmon are especially actively hunted. In addition, crabs, scallops, mussels, squids are actively caught, caviar and seaweed are processed.
Agriculture of the Far East
The climate of the Far East region is diverse, but neither the arctic, nor the subarctic, nor the maritime climate is suitable for the full development of agriculture. However, in the south of the region, in the Primorsky Territory and the Amur Region, about 2% of Russian arable land is located. Grain crops (rice, wheat, oats), fruit and vegetable crops are actively grown here. Of particular note is the cultivation of soybeans.
The livestock sector of agriculture is represented by meat and dairy cattle breeding and pig breeding. Reindeer breeding and fur farming are actively developing in the northern regions of the region.
China continues to actively develop the Russian Far East, investing in it enormously. The other day, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui, visiting Vladivostok, announced that China's total investments in the development of the Far East amounted to more than $30 billion. Chinese business directs the largest investments in the oil and gas industry, agriculture, and the financial sector.
Every year, China invests $116 billion in foreign countries, $7 billion of which goes to Russia. It has long been known that the Far East and part of the regions of Eastern Siberia are of great interest to China. Taking into account, on the one hand, the close geographical proximity, and, on the other hand, the richest resources of these Russian regions, China's interest is quite understandable. Now Chinese investments account for 85% of all foreign investments in the development of the Far East. There are 20 Chinese enterprises operating in Vladivostok and the priority development areas alone, and it is obvious that in the future their number will only grow.
Chinese entrepreneurs have been actively working in the Far East and Eastern Siberia for a long time. Of course, they are primarily interested in natural resources. Previously, a century ago, Chinese merchants and semi-criminal elements penetrated the Far East for furs and ginseng. Now the activities of Chinese businessmen are mostly legal. However, in many cities of the Far East there are more and more Chinese firms and Chinese workers. It is known that the Chinese leadership does not prevent the "creeping" resettlement of Chinese workers in the regions of the Far East, knowing full well that in this way it increases its influence in the Far East and at the same time solves the problems of overpopulation in the northeastern and eastern provinces of the PRC, from where it comes to the Far East the bulk of the migrants.
Russia prefers to be friends with China, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't worry about Chinese economic expansion in the Far East. First, the Far East is an extremely sparsely populated region of Russia, especially in proportion to its area. Secondly, Chinese business, acting quite expansively, does not at all contribute to the development of Russian business itself. After all, Chinese companies are quite assertive and active, leaving no room for Russian competitors.
Although, on the other hand, the quality of infrastructure in the Far East is improving, jobs are appearing - including for the local population, more and more impressive funds are coming in, part of which goes to the development of territories. Chinese investments not only develop interesting projects, but also contribute to the further growth of the economic dependence of the Far East on neighboring China. Which is not surprising, given the enormous distance to Central Russia and the complexity of transport links.
What should Russia do in this situation? Attempts to more actively develop the Far East are also being made by the Russian government. It was not for nothing that the law on the Far Eastern hectare was adopted - somewhat "clumsy", but correct in that it draws attention to the very urgent problem of low population and undeveloped Far Eastern territories. Another thing is whether Moscow will be able to compete with Beijing in the current situation, or whether China will have to invest in the development of the Far East in the future more and more than Russia itself.
For the opening of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok in autumn 2017, the Presidential Library has prepared a collection dedicated to one of the most important and most dynamically developing regions of Russia - the Far East.
During the XVII-XVIII centuries. Russian pioneers moved to the East and successively explored Eastern Siberia, and then the Pacific and American coasts. After the final establishment of the Russian-Chinese border, the Russian Far East was actively explored and explored in the 19th century. and became the pillar of our oceanic power and the center of overseas trade. By the beginning of the XX century. its geographical features, flora and fauna were studied in detail, mineral deposits were discovered, and the first modern ports began to be built.
The small local population has become a new decoration for the lush inflorescence of tribes and peoples of the Russian State.
The Russian Far East has become a place where direct acquaintance and cooperation between the peoples of Russia, China, Korea and Japan, strengthened by honest interest in each other, mutually beneficial cooperation and not destroyed by the military vicissitudes of the 20th century, arose and strengthened.
Accelerating with each century, the migration of Russian people to the Far East went on: cities and factories stood up, railways connected Russia with its new neighbors. The rapid development of the Far East in the Russian Empire continued, albeit in new historical forms, in the USSR, while preserving the traditional culture of local tribes and peoples and supporting the settlers.
After a brief stagnation and decline in the 90s. 20th century Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Far East has been rapidly turning into a region of advanced development and has attracted significant attention from both entrepreneurs in Russia and neighboring countries, who are investing more and more capital in the creation of new high-tech enterprises in the Far East.
The new collection of the Presidential Library contains digital copies of official documents, monographs, abstracts, periodicals, albums, photographs, maps, archival materials.
When preparing the collection, materials were used from the official websites of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation, the funds of the Russian State Historical Archive, the State Archive of the Russian Federation, the Russian State Library, the Russian National Library, the State Public Historical Library, the Central Naval Library, St. Petersburg State University, Altai Regional Universal Scientific Library, Amur Regional Scientific Library, Archive of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Empire, Birobidzhan Regional Universal Scientific Library, Far Eastern State Scientific Library, Don State Public Library, Duma of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Transbaikal Regional Universal Scientific Library, Irkutsk Regional State Universal Scientific Library , Kamchatka Regional Scientific Library, Magadan Regional Duma, Magadan Regional Universal scientific library, the Moscow Theological Academy, the National Library of the Republic of Buryatia, the Novosibirsk State Regional Scientific Library, the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, the Russian State Archive of Film and Photo Documents, the Russian State Pedagogical University. A. I. Herzen, Russian Geographical Society, Tambov Regional Universal Scientific Library, Pacific State University, Tyumen Regional Scientific Library, Fundamental Library of the Far Eastern State University, Federal Service protection of the Russian Federation, the Center for Information Technologies and Systems of Executive Authorities, the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization "Tyumen Region Today", the Achinsk Museum of Local Lore, the Children's Postcard Museum, the Publishing House "Group Expert", OOO "Beautiful Country" and the radio station "Nashe Radio".
In December last year, a petition by a resident of Angarsk addressed to the President of Russia made a splash on the Internet. It said that in the village of Listvyanka near Lake Baikal, Chinese citizens illegally open hotels with restaurants, buying up plots of land (and not paying any taxes), they say, soon "the old Russian village will turn into one of the Chinese provinces." The appeal was signed by 60 thousand people, and this suggests the following: people in the Far East, looking at the huge China nearby, are really worried - will their friendly neighbor not embrace them in an overly warm embrace?
Fled because of the ruble
Let's start with the fact that in the northern provinces of China, I met many local citizens who previously worked in Primorye and Siberia as cooks, market traders, and waiters. They all left home three years ago. The reason is simple - the weakening of the ruble. “I would be glad to live in Russia further, I wanted to bring my family to you,” says ex-guest worker Van Coon. - But I don’t see the point in this - now the average salaries in China and yours are actually equal. In Harbin, I earn the same as in Primorye - 4,500 yuan, which is about 40 thousand rubles. More than half of my Chinese acquaintances who worked in Vladivostok and Blagoveshchensk left Russia.” The Chinese economy is growing and living standards are rising. Surprisingly, even their own illegal immigrants appeared - I myself witnessed a street showdown in Shanghai, when the police drove Pakistanis who had come to work as construction workers. Not so long ago, skyscrapers in China were erected by semi-poor peasants, but now there are no people willing to work hard for $ 200 a month.
Parents who have come to visit their children, students of Wuhan University, sleep on mats laid out on the floor of the gym. The Chinese are picky people. Photo: www.globallookpress.com
“94% of the gigantic population of China lives on only half of its territory! - claims Doctor of History Zong Qinping. - The other half is actually uninhabited. And when you listen to some Russian politicians, you get the impression that the Chinese are standing on top of each other, as if in a crowded bus at rush hour. It is not true. For example, in the province of Heilongjiang, which borders Russia, people do not even pay for heating in winter - in this way the government is trying in vain to curb the outflow of residents leaving south for cities with a warm climate and good wages. The opinion that the Chinese seek to "colonize" Siberia with its eternal frosts and harsh conditions is a myth. For 25 years, the number of Chinese citizens in Russia has remained unchanged (about 250 thousand people), and recently it has begun to decline altogether. Talk about a hundred million Chinese who will soon populate the Far East is ordinary cheap horror stories.
Easier to swallow Africa
Indeed, if you pay attention to migration within the republic, the inhabitants of the PRC are mainly interested in warm regions. But expansion outside of China (except Russia) is hard to deny. Let's say the number of Chinese workers in Tajikistan has reached 100 thousand, they were allowed to transport family members. Also, tens of thousands of Chinese farmers moved to Kyrgyzstan, growing vegetables and fruits. Peasants from China generally migrate illegally to Myanmar, and entire villages of illegal immigrants have sprung up in the north of the country. Anxious? Yes. However, if you think in this vein, China should have swallowed Mongolia long ago - there are only 3 million people and a population density of less than two people per square kilometer. Nevertheless, immigrants from the Middle Kingdom in Mongolia are sparse. Why? The reason is the same - infertile soil and winter frosts below minus 30. On the other hand, 500 thousand Chinese moved to Africa, and the PRC government leased 3 million (!) Hectares of land on this continent. Trade with China accounts for 70% of the exports and imports of many African countries like Ethiopia or Sudan. The Chinese "tie" the countries they need economically in order to gain access to natural resources— be it rice fields, diamond mines or oil fields. “The Chinese Foreign Ministry is issuing recommendations on how an ordinary peasant can move to agricultural work in Africa,” admits Harbin businessman Chen Lao. “It says: this is our granary, a source of food, when the land of the Celestial Empire stops producing rice.” The border regions of Russia in this sense are not yet considered in China, although ... the key word in this case is “yet”?
"Open publications in pre-revolutionary newspapers Russian Empire and you will see the same thing - the headlines “Shadow of the Yellow Monster”, “Yellow Menace” and “Yellow Peril”, is indignant Liang Feng(he asks to call himself Fedya. - Auth.), who studied Russian in 1995-1997. Petersburg, and now the owner of a hotel in Harbin. - A big neighbor with a huge territory is not loved and is always afraid. You are familiar with this - after all, the West has exactly the same attitude towards Russia. No matter how good and nice you try to be for Europe and the United States, you are accused of knowingly of something in a conspiracy to put president Trump, then in plans to capture the EU. No one in Russia cares that over a hundred years of panic around the "yellow monster" the total number of Chinese in your country has not increased. As for the issue of illegal hotels on Baikal, yes, it's a mess. I was in Listvyanka - there are hundreds of private hotels, and at best 10% of them have licenses. Their owners are Russian citizens, not Chinese. I admit that businessmen from the PRC behave ugly on Baikal, but why is cheating with taxes called “turning into a Chinese province”? Let the police in Listvyanka do their job, then the “Chinese problem” will disappear by itself.”
"We have fools"
So what, I wonder, will happen next? Of those Chinese former guest workers with whom I spoke in Heilongjiang province, no one plans to return to Russia in the near future. “Clients stopped coming to my hairdressing salon in Vladivostok, and even the ruble fell,” he shrugged his hands. Wang Zhou(Of course, he introduces himself as Vanya. - Auth.). - I have plans to move to Shenzhen, not far from Hong Kong - there in winter the temperature is plus 20 and they pay good money. Sorry, I'm not going to see you again." I ask “Vanya” how he feels about the opinion: they say, China will swallow Siberia, he waves his hand: “We have a handful of fools, on Internet forums they are discussing - oh, the Far East is historically Chinese land. But Russia is not Myanmar, even the most outspoken idiot would not risk getting involved with a strong country with nuclear weapons.”
A Chinese married couple, a man and a woman with a boy of five years old, walks past me, talking animatedly, carrying a newborn girl in a stroller. Since January 1, 2016, the PRC government's ban on having more than one child in a family has been lifted, and many have already taken advantage of this. Let the myth about the Chinese settlement of the Far East remain more of a scarecrow than a reality, but in the future the situation may change: after all, anything happens. The best option here is to prevent the outflow of people from Primorye and Siberia, to make their life worthy, so that they calmly give birth to children and do not think about leaving. And Chinese businessmen on Baikal must be forced to comply with the laws of the Russian Federation - I hope the local police will take up their direct duties. Then the fantasies about the "yellow threat" will become less.