Abstract: The object of this research is the processes of social stigmatization (labeling); while the subjects is the territorial stigmatization of modern youth. The goal lies in determining the peculiarities of stigmatization of modern youth in the context of Far Eastern region. Special attention is dedicated to living conditions of the population in the Russian Far East, as the majority of population, and mostly youth, face the situation of social inequality and marginality in relation to the rest of the Russians. In such context, many young people pursue their desire to move from the Far Eastern region. At the first stage of research, the authors used the method of overt observation, which allowed acquiring primary information on the impact of stigma upon self-identification of young people. The authors also applied statistical method in the course of collecting materials; document analysis; sociological survey in form of questionnaire and interview. The sociological survey was conducted as a pilot study of the problems of stigmatization among the high schoolers and university students of Khabarovsk. The number of respondents totaled 145 individuals. Unstructured interview was carried out with the high schoolers of public schools in Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Territorial stigmatization has a certain conceptual ambivalence: on one hand, it negatively affects the process of socialization and social identification of youth in the Russian Far East, while on the other – it can serve as a motivation for making a conscious choice of their life strategy. The obtained results may be valuable in implementation of youth policy in the Far Eastern Federal District.