Migration, Displacement and Identity in Post-Soviet Russia

Upon the collapse of the Soviet Union, around 25 million ethnic Russians have found themselves politically and culturally displaced forming a new 'Russian minority', in each of the newly independent states. Since then, around 3 million Russians have either chosen or been forced to return to Russia.
Hilary Pilkington explores the experience of reintegration from the perspective of those displaced. She asks how the experience of those self-confessed ''other Russians'' informs an understanding of contemporary Russian Society and, in particular, the problematic reconstruction of a post-Soviet Russian identity. She also develops a critical appraisal of current Russian Federation and regional migration policy.

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Table of contents : Figures and tables, Acknowledgements,
Part 1: Policy and Practice - The Formation of the Russian Migration Regime, 1. Introduction, 2. Redrawing a nation's borders, 3. The legislative framework, 4. The institutional framework, 5. Putting policy into practice,
Part Two: Going Home? Social and Cultural Adaptation of Refugees and Forced Migrants, Introduction: Into the field..., 6. More push than pull?, 7.Surviving the drop, 8. 'Us and them', 9. The 'other' Russians, 10. Conclusion, Bibliography, Index

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"This excellent book is a mine of information on one of the most pressing and topical of sociopolitical problems affecting Russia today, and is to be recommended for its insights into the processes behind the considerable movements of peoples which are still taking place." - British East-West Journal