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The New Diaspora

Russian Dissidents Stranded in Spain After Residency Requests Allegedly Denied

The exiled activists claim Spanish officials promised them fast-track residency, but those efforts were later stalled.
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3 Years Since Leaving Russia, Emigres Seek to Memorialize the Diaspora Experience

A new outcropping of projects seeks to give voice to a generation of Russians who have left their homeland, perhaps for good.
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'Nothing Will Ever Be the Same': The Russians Returning Home After Years of Wartime Emigration

Their stories reveal the personal cost of war, the weight of leaving everything behind and the uneasy feeling of returning to a changed Russia.
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Can Music Mobilize the Russian Diaspora? These Anti-War Artists Are Betting On It

The INOI rock festival, whose lineup features a range of popular exiled Russian musicians, seeks to speak truth to power through art. 
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Russian Exiles Fleeing War and Persecution Seek Refuge in Mexico

Mexican authorities have highlighted a 64% year-on-year increase in Russian migrants arriving in Mexico in 2024.
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'We Couldn't Write About Anything Else': Exiled Russian Rappers Kasta on Banned Anti-War Album

The group's new album — a collection of anti-war tracks — was swiftly blocked in Russia upon its release.
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The Best of Russian Diaspora Art 2024

Russian artists in exile are finding their footing in their new reality, however temporary or permanent.
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Serbia Doesn’t Endorse Russian Emigres’ Anti-Kremlin Protests, Says Deputy PM

“Please, come, work, live, do whatever you think is necessary. But leave politics aside,” Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin told state media.
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An Ark for Russian Emigres: The Project Helping Anti-War Russians Find Their Footing Abroad

Kovcheg has helped at least 150,000 Russians who fled because of the war adjust to life in exile. Its work is far from over.
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Despite Fears of Wider Middle East War, Russian Emigres in Israel Say They Are Unlikely to Leave

Russians who fled to Israel following the invasion of Ukraine told The Moscow Times they have little interest in returning to their homeland.
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Could a New Bill Allow Moscow to Hunt Down Anti-War Exiles?

The bill would allow Moscow to send investigative materials to foreign states to seek the arrest of Russian citizens evading prosecution abroad. 
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Russia’s Regime Is Seeking Out New Internal Enemies

By tracking the hundreds of thousands of Russians who left the country after the invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has presented its next target.
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'No One Needs Your English Single': Anti-War Russian Performers Grapple With Staying Relevant in Exile

Exiled acts like Noize MC and Ploho aim to stay connected with their fanbases in Russia while also appealing to Western audiences. It's no easy task.
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Russian Anti-War Committee Forms Team of 'Consuls' to Fight Deportations

The group of exiled opposition figures vowed to provide legal aid to "Russians with a visible anti-war stance" and who face the threat of deportation.
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Rejecting Kremlin Propaganda's ‘Russophobia’ Claims, Russian Exiles in Warsaw Hope for a Bright Future

Russian officials and propaganda speak of Poles being “ready to devote their lives to hating Russians.” Russians in Poland tell a different story.
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Around 650K Russian Wartime Emigres Remain Abroad – The Bell

Countries offering visa-free access to Russians have been the most popular destinations, including Armenia, Kazakhstan and Georgia.
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Black-Market Database of Leaked Info Lists Russian Wartime Emigres – Agentstvo

Agentstvo said it believed the database was compiled within the last three months and may be used “for repressions” by the state.
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opinion Maria Kartasheva

For Anti-War Russians Abroad Like Me, Nowhere Feels Safe

While the Russian government hunts us down, many democratic countries don’t want to let us in.
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opinion Vladislav Inozemtsev and Dmitry Gudkov and Dmitry Nekrasov

Let 3 Million Russians Come to Europe – And Take 500 Billion Euros Out of Putin's Pockets

The West should view the treatment of Russian diasporas in the context of economic rather than political struggle against Putin’s dictatorship.
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