Tasks of spatial development of Russia from the point of view of demographic processes and national security

The article analyzes the problems of Russian national security caused by demographic and migration processes. The solutions proposed in the “Strategy for Spatial Development of the Russian Federation for the period until 2025” and other strategic documents are considered. It explains why territories are classified as geostrategic, with special attention paid to the Far East and the Arctic zone. The significant differentiation of the subject regions according to the main socio-demographic indicators, reflecting the level and quality of life in them, is studied. Substantively considering attempts to identify depressed regions, the author raises the question of the advisability of resuming the development of a criteria-based system of indicators to equalize the degree of development of regions. With regard to the country's migration security, possible measures are shown to reduce the outflow of population from the territory of the Far East. Two tasks of strategic importance are identified, the solution of which will help strengthen national security—reducing the mortality rate of the working-age population and regulating internal migration flows.