Has the crisis in Ukraine damaged Russia's ties with its compatriots abroad? We discussed the current situation with Eugenia Troitskaya, advisor for the Program Implementation Department of the Government Commission on Affairs of Compatriots Abroad at the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States,...
... Issues related to life after resettling 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....
... Issues related to life after resettling 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....
... taking up this mechanism in its "soft power" practices.
The Compatriot Resettlement Program
covers Russian and Russian-speaking diasporas all over the world, but its potential is greatest within the post-Soviet space due to the great numbers of compatriots and their cultural proximity to Russia. The program has been repeatedly
criticized
for lack of scale and organizational and conceptual errors, but it continues to operate nonetheless.
Historical Context
Russia first faced the problem of mass ...
The Problem of Repatriation
Russia’s policy towards its compatriots abroad has been through several stages of development: from the initial laws on refugees and forced migrants to the adoption of an integrated Federal Program to provide assistance to repatriates in Russia.
Refugees and Forced Migrants
Following ...