THE CAUSES OF MIGRATION OF THE CIS (COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES) CONTRIES AND THE STRATEGY OF MIGRATION POLICY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AT THE PRESENT STAGE
The article analyzes international migration within the CIS and the organization of the con-temporary migration policy of the Russian Federation. The main reasons of the migration attractiveness of the Russian Federation to the population of the former Soviet republics are presented in the article along the data on migration of the CIS countries. The distribution of migrants by nationality from the countries of the CIS is shown. The General summary and comparative analysis of migration of population of the Rus-sian Federation for the period 2013-2014 are summed up. The authors analyzed different aspects of the mi-gration policy of the Russian Federation and contemporary changes in legislative documents on migration movements. The conclusions on the priorities of migration policy of the Russian Federation are made.