A year and a half in exile : progress and obstacles in the integration of Russian migrants

Published online: 15 January 2024This memo analyzes the integration of Russian migrants using biannual surveys from the OutRush panel. Findings show these migrants, mainly well-educated and politically active, differ significantly from the average Russian citizen in attitudes and values, facilitating potential integration into host societies. Key observations include a shift from Russian to international or local employment, stable income levels for less affluent migrants, and varying impacts of host country legal restrictions. Despite facing challenges like discrimination and fears of transnational repression, these migrants are integrating socially, maintaining connections with Russia while engaging in their host societies. The study highlights their dual identities and evolving political and social dynamics in the context of migration

Studying Public Opinion Among Migrants: Challenges and Opportunities

Published online: 22 February 202

Six months in exile : a new life of Russian emigrants

Published online: 20 May 2023The focus of this report is on Russian emigrants who left Russia after February 24, 2022. This report does not cover those who left earlier, as well as those who are still in Russia, but plan to leave. In August-early September 2022, before the announcement of the "partial" mobilization, the research project OutRush conducted a second wave of the online panel survey of emigrants from Russia who are currently in more than 60 countries all over the globe. We surveyed the respondents in March 2022 and invited new participants by posting and disseminating a link to the survey. The link was distributed through online channels, social media groups, and internet influencers. The participation of those previously surveyed allowed us to draw conclusions about the dynamics of the respondents' movements, and changes in attitudes, plans, and expectations. Our panel data is the only opportunity today to monitor changes within the Russian emigrants' communities who left the country after February 24. The survey data are complemented by a series of semi-structured interviews conducted in the summer of 2022 in Tbilisi

Russia's 2022 anti-war exodus : the attitudes and expectations of Russian migrants

Published: 06 September 2022Hundreds of thousands of Russians fled their homeland after their government launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24. It has been the largest brain drain from Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The outflow of qualified labor and educated people will lead to the loss of human capital and knowledge, affect the states and societies to which they go, and influence the Russian political landscape at home. This memo analyzes the potential long-term effects of the anti-war migration wave in the post-Soviet space and Europe, which has accepted the lion’s share of Russian migrants. Our review relies on a variety of data that allows for a systematic comparison of migrants’ trajectories, their impact on the host state’s domestic political landscape, and their ties with Russia. Russian migrants tend to be young, competent professionals but deal with isolation, lack of resources and prospects, enduring coronavirus restrictions, and the Kremlin’s stigmatization of “bad vs. good Russians.” However, whereas Russian communities abroad were once fertile ground for instrumentalization as pro-Kremlin soft power tools, the current wave has fragmented alignments with those communities, allowing for, conversely, alternate images of Russia to expand from the diaspora

New Russian migrants against the war : political action in Russia and abroad

Published: June 2023The war against Ukraine came as a shock for most Russians, even the most engaged in politics did not think it would go that far. As a result of political upheaval, an exodus of Russians from the country has begun to be observed. Which social class do the majority of Russian emigrants belong to? What professional sectors do they come from? What countries did they choose to move to and why? Where have Russian emigrants faced discrimination? What are the political attitudes of most emigrants and what political activities abroad do they pursue? What is their influence on those who stayed in Russia

Befragungen von Emigrant:innen : Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten

Published online: 02 February 2023Die Zahl der russischen Emigrant:innen, die nach dem 24. Februar 2022 aus Russland geflohen sind, ist schwer zu schätzen, aber es wird berichtet, dass es sich um eine der größten Abwanderungswellen aus Russland seit dem Zusammenbruch der Sowjetunion handelt. Die derzeitige Auswanderungswelle unterscheidet sich von der allgemeinen russischen Bevölkerung und besteht zumeist aus Vertreter:innen der Mittelschicht, hochgebildeten Menschen mit weitläufigeren Netzwerken und liberaleren politischen Ansichten als der Durchschnitt der Russ:innen

The Value of Public Opinion Polls

This issue focuses on the methodological challenges of wartime polling. Denis Volkov engages with criticisms of Levada surveys. Bryn Rosenfeld answers four questions about wartime surveys. Jeremy Morris challenges the very existence of public opinion. Heiko Pleines introduces Discuss Data’s collection of open-access raw opinion data. Anna Biriukova discusses wartime polling by Aleksei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation. Elena Koneva and Alexander Chilingaryan highlight how the sociology of war is crucial for policymakers. Aleksei Minialo reflects on activist polling. Finally, Emil Kamalov, Ivetta Sergeeva, Margarita Zavadskaya, and Veronica Kostenko discuss their original panel survey data of the most recent wave of emigration.Diese Ausgabe befasst sich mit den methodischen Herausforderungen von Meinungsumfragen in Kriegszeiten. Denis Volkov setzt sich mit der Kritik an Levada-Umfragen auseinander. Bryn Rosenfeld beantwortet vier Fragen zu Umfragen in Kriegszeiten. Jeremy Morris stellt die Existenz der öffentlichen Meinung an sich in Frage. Heiko Pleines stellt Discuss Datas Sammlung von frei zugänglichen Rohdaten zur Meinungsforschung vor. Anna Biriukova erörtert Umfragen in Kriegszeiten von Aleksei Navalnys Antikorruptionsstiftung. Elena Koneva und Alexander Chilingaryan betonen, wie wichtig die Soziologie des Krieges für politische Entscheidungsträger ist. Aleksei Minialo reflektiert über von Aktivisten durchgeführten Umfragen. Emil Kamalov, Ivetta Sergeeva, Margarita Zavadskaya und Veronica Kostenko erörtern ihre Panel-Umfragedaten zur jüngsten Auswanderungswelle.ISSN:1863-042