Where talents go mainly depends on where they can get job opportunities and get good salaries. Nowadays, people are very rational, and the era of blind superstition about big cities has long passed. The problem is that almost all industrial and economic centers are in the east, where there are enough employment and career opportunities, while in the west, regardless of geography, management, resources and other aspects, the industry is backward, the population is sparse and there are no job opportunities. Is it necessary for people to go there to drink northwest wind? People nowadays are not stupid.
There is no solution to this problem. Whether in the United States or Russia, regional differences are so natural. It is impossible for all parts of the United States to become new york, and it is impossible for all parts of China to develop to the same degree. Recognizing this objective reality is far more practical and objective than shouting slogans to engage in sports.