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Articles with tag "the new diaspora"

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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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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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2 Years After ‘Partial’ Mobilization, How Do Georgians View Russian Emigres?

Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 marks two years since Vladimir Putin’s “partial” mobilization order, which prompted thousands of Russians to...
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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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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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Russia's Emigre Tech Workers Eye Jobs at Western Firms as Moscow Clamps Down on Working Abroad

Western companies are actively targeting the hundreds of thousands of Russian tech workers who moved abroad after the invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian Wartime Emigres Head Westward in Europe in Search of Acceptance, Tolerance

After initially landing in eastern Europe, Turkey or the Caucasus, some Russians are looking to settle down further west.
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15% of Russians Who Fled War, Mobilization Have Returned – Survey

“For many people, the quality of life is declining [abroad],” a researcher told the Financial Times.
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‘We’re All Hostages Here’: Wanted Russian Activists, Draft Dodgers Stuck in Legal Limbo in Kazakhstan

Sought by law enforcement at home and unable to go to a third country, Kazakhstan's Russian exiles are forced to live under the constant threat of repatriation...
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Having Fled War, Russian Emigres in Israel Find Themselves Drafted to IDF

Hundreds of emigres who escaped Russia’s wartime crackdown or mobilization now face military service in Israel — and the moral dilemmas that come with...
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Moscow Ally Kyrgyzstan Sours on Russian Anti-War Emigres

A spate of canceled concerts by Russian anti-war performers and arrests of anti-war activists reflect Bishkek's continued deference to Moscow.
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While Some Russian Exiles Join Georgia Protests, Others Keep Away

When thousands of Georgians protested this week, some Russian exiles joined rallies that would have been unthinkable in their homeland.
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opinion Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan

How the Kremlin Is Taking Aim at its Russian Critics in Exile

The Kremlin is busy developing a new strategy to deal with the unprecedented recent wave of emigration that has seen hundreds of thousands of people decide...

Political Analysts Join Russia Exodus As Top Think Tank Closes

The shuttering of think tank Carnegie Moscow is just one of a series of closures affecting international organizations in Russia.
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