... abroad, from their welfare and work to family, health, and well-being are not only of academic interest but also of practical significance too.
This kind of information is an important instrument in assessing our compatriots’ potential for return migration. The results of these studies can contribute to the development of relations with compatriots abroad and with their host countries, promoting the accelerated integration of Russia into the Western world. The study of integration models can find a practical application in Russia. Emigration is a kind of social experiment, which is impossible to carry out within the country. It can also show how Russians’ life expectancy ...
... abroad, from their welfare and work to family, health, and well-being are not only of academic interest but also of practical significance too.
This kind of information is an important instrument in assessing our compatriots’ potential for return migration. The results of these studies can contribute to the development of relations with compatriots abroad and with their host countries, promoting the accelerated integration of Russia into the Western world. The study of integration models can find a practical application in Russia. Emigration is a kind of social experiment, which is impossible to carry out within the country. It can also show how Russians’ life expectancy ...
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that in 1991-2001 Russia received 7.2 million foreigners, while the immigration growth climbed to over 3.4 million. More than 50 percent of immigrants arrived in 1991-1995, with a
ssessments
indicating that in those days Russian and Russian-speaking compatriots constituted from one-third to half of the migration flow.
Russia was trying to handle the situation as best it could. In 1994 and 1997,
federal migration programs
were instituted to help settlers adapt to the Russian society, but to little avail. The state failed to establish proper control over the migration ...
... a role here, demanding a greater labor force. In answering the question “Who should be invited?” preference was given to compatriots. This answer was justified from the point of view of national security and minimal risks resulting from migration. Compatriots are new citizens who know the Russian language and culture and recognize Russia as their homeland from the outset. They are easily integrated into the local social milieu, with no xenophobic sentiment fueled in society. This meant that all the prerequisites needed to change policy ...
