Anna Shutaleva, Alexey Starostin, Nikita Martyushev, Ali Salgiriev, Olga Vladimirovna Vlasova & Anna Grinek
This article is devoted to studying public opinion on the factors of internal and external migration and the migration potential of the population of the different regions of Russia. Countries and the international community need to understand public opinion about migration and the factors influencing the perception of migration among the population. Research into public attitudes towards migration can facilitate constructive public discourse and effectively counter xenophobia and stigmatization of migrants. This article is based on a theoretical analysis of monographs and articles reflecting international and Russian research in migration. This study includes a sociological study of public opinion on the problems of internal and international migration in the Russian regions. The empirical part of this study is presented in the analysis of an anonymous sociological survey of students' opinions in Ekaterinburg, Kursk, and Tomsk (Russia). The sociological survey was conducted in October and December of 2020, and the total number of respondents was 958 people. As a result of the study, the migration potential of the students of the Ekaterinburg, Kursk, Tomsk was considered. As a result of the study, the factors of migration and the migration potential of the students of the Russian regions were considered.