Migration from the Newly Independent States: 25 years after the collapse of the USSR

Springer, 2020.

Editor-in-chief: Denisenko M. B., S. Strozza, M. Light

This book discusses international migration in the newly independent states after the collapse of the Soviet Union, which involved millions of people. Written by authors from 15 countries, it summarizes the population movement over the post-Soviet territories, both within the newly independent states and in other countries over the past 25 years. It focuses on the volume of migration flows, the number and socio-demographic characteristics of migrants, migration factors and the situation of migrants in receiving countries. The authors, who include demographers, economists, geographers, anthropologists, sociologists and political scientists, used various methods and sources of information, such as censuses, administrative statistics, the results of mass sample surveys and in-depth interviews. This heterogeneity highlights the multifaceted nature of the topic of migration movements.

Chapters

The Infrastructure Created by Migrants: The Case of Migrants from Kyrgyzstan in Moscow

Demintseva E., , in: Migration from the Newly Independent States: 25 years after the collapse of the USSR.: Springer, 2020. P. 209–222.

In recent years, ‘the Kyrgyz infrastructure’ began to develop in Moscow: ‘Kyrgyz clinics’, kindergartens, courses for preparing children for school, and real estate agencies made their appearance in the city. This infrastructure emerged as a result of the social exclusion of labor migrants in Russia.  The Kyrgyz people have a special status in Russia as citizens ...

Added: December 12, 2018

"Selection Patterns During Migration Boom: The Case of Tajikistan"

Chernina E., , in: Migration from the Newly Independent States: 25 years after the collapse of the USSR.: Springer, 2020. Ch. 10 P. 223–240.

During many years Tajikistan has been the world leader in terms of the ratio of remittances to GDP. Late 2000s and early 2010s were the years of migration boom when the country’s dependence on financial streams from migration was established and the effects of migration started being evident. Much of these effects were driven by ...

Added: March 16, 2020

Emigration from the CIS Countries: Old Intentions—New Regularities

Denisenko M. B., , in: Migration from the Newly Independent States: 25 years after the collapse of the USSR.: Springer, 2020. Ch. 5 P. 81–123.

This chapter summarizes the issues of emigration from the countries that formed the Commonwealth of Independent States immediately after the breakup of the USSR some 25 years ago, to non-CIS countries. It is based on various statistical sources from host countries and migration databases of international organizations (Eurostat, OECD, UN Population Division, UNESCO, UNHCR). The ...

Added: March 16, 2020

Labour Migration on the Post-Soviet Territory

Choudinovskikh O., Denisenko M. B., , in: Migration from the Newly Independent States: 25 years after the collapse of the USSR.: Springer, 2020. Ch. 3 P. 55–80.

Added: July 29, 2020

Permanent Migration in the Post-Soviet Countries

Denisenko M. B., Mkrtchyan N. V., Chudinovskikh O., , in: Migration from the Newly Independent States: 25 years after the collapse of the USSR.: Springer, 2020. Ch. 3 P. 23–53.

The chapter provides a detailed analysis of trends and major factors of permanent migration between the former Soviet republics that have involved millions people. The authors analyze how the Eurasian migration system has been transformed over the last quarter of a century. Whereas the 1990s were characterized by mass migration (repatriation) of the Russian-speaking population from ...

Added: October 7, 2020

Keywords: СНГ, миграция, СССР, migration, CIS, USSR, трудовые мигранты, новые независимые государства, миграционные потоки, labour migrants, численность мигрантов, migration flows, migration stock, Newly Independent States