ИСТИНА

At the present moment brain drain in Russia does not simply continue to exist, but its scale has increased over the recent years, as well as the scale of emigration on the whole. Non-return emigration of highly skilled specialists is aggravated by the present demographic situation, which can be described as a demographic crisis. It is first and foremost connected with not only qualitative, but also structural and quantitative negative changes in the population of Russia. Based on the available data, the current situation is compared to that a quarter century ago. It is revealed that in recent years the level of emigration of people with higher education has reached the level of the mid-1990s. A fairly stable trend of the outflow of Russian highly qualified civil aviation pilots to the countries of Southeast Asia is considered as a revealing example. In 2015 50 first-class pilots left Russia, whereas in 2016 and the first half of 2017 the number exceeded 250 pilots. Of course, it should be noted that not all aircraft captains have left Russia forever, but some of them will definitely stay abroad. Thus, if each separate field is considered in detail, it can be seen that Russia has suffered considerable losses therein – somewhere more, somewhere less.