in the Economic crisis because weakened by sanctions and with your own international credibility to a minimum that Russia also stands in front of a real one brain drain. Which, in the most classic of vicious circles, will only make the situation worse demographic and economic problems Inner. The first isolated cases have been multiplying over the weeks, and while it’s not an “exodus,” the flow of Russian citizens leaving the country is growing by the day. Defined by Putinthough not directly “Scum” and “Traitor”, they would be about that far 200,000 escaped who have more or less temporarily settled abroad. A situation that is already causing headaches in some of the arrival countries.
With options limited by European countries’ flight bans to and from Russia, those seeking to escape the Putinian regime are considering a few alternative destinations to which they are primarily looking ease of access (essentially visafree) and prospects for integration. At the moment this particular group consists of, in no particular order, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and some Central Asian Republics. It is difficult to rank as official data is often unavailable, but it seems that 14,000 have been reached so far Istanbultracing the path of thousands of other Russians who found refuge in the city Bosphorus after the seizure of power by Bolsheviks.
According to some testimonies, it seems that even theArmeniaespecially its capital Yerevan, is one of the most popular landings. If before the conflict about 34 thousand Russian workers were officially registered in the country, now about 20 thousand people come mainly from Russia to fly and St Pietroburgo. Armenia is also a popular destination for less hostility towards Russian speakers than the one in which the latter can encounter, for example Georgia, where, however, there have been thousands of arrivals, a country that only a few years ago had an opportunity to witness Putin’s brutality first hand. Definitely smaller numbers but very significant, those who also register Finland, the territory of which can be reached by train in a few hours from the western part of Russia. In this case, weigh the geographic proximity the two countries share a border of more than 1,300 kilometers and the positive reception by the local population.
Some governments of postSoviet space They even prepare for the favor the inflow of human capitalwithout despising the relative investments. This is e.g. B. the case atUzbekistan which prepares a work visa and a path to get those easier stay and designed for Russian and Belarusian workers and entrepreneurs technology sector. A similar proposal was also made in Kyrgyzstana sign that the Hunger for skills and cash flow It is particularly strong in the region. On the other hand, the main thing is to leave Russia young professionals of the digital world who can continue to work remotely without impacting their business.
While on the one hand the benefits to the stifling Central Asian economies could be significant, on the other hand the influx of people with a significantly higher purchasing power of the regional average is starting to increase distort the local market. As Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty reports, the arrival in Uzbekistan of thousands of citizens from the Federation is accompanied by the return home of local migrants with no prospects in Russia rising real estate valuations. Not only that, even some Russian operators in the industry would be looking at the most dynamic cities in the region to diversify their investments, which would have another upside. In the Uzbek capital TashkentSome testimonies report an increase in rents and home purchase prices of around 15% in a few weeks. Not such staggering growth per se, but it is being recorded in economic contexts already particularly weakened by sanctions, the devaluation of local currencies and the collapse in remittances from abroad. Effects that could worsen further in the coming months.
The release of tens of thousands of people does not appear to be of particular concern to the Russian authorities at the moment. In fact, the official freeze of activities in Russia due Facebook and Instagram, which has just been confirmed by a Moscow court, risks making the internal situation even more complex. Certainly not because of the lack of individual use by users, but because they are now viewed as such by many companies business channels or as easy means to do advertising. Indeed, it is no coincidence that there are also many who are abandoning the sinking Putin ship Manager Russians from multinational companies based in the country. Hundreds of them, working in a wide range of sectors, have ceased operations in recent weeks, further impoverishing the country’s economy.
As fierce as Putin may be in attacking those who leave the Federation, the country’s demographics are playing against him: between 2020 and 2021 primarily due to the covidRussia suffered the most population decline not tied to any conflict situation in its history, almost losing overall 1 million inhabitants. A situation to which the tenant of the Kremlin he could have tried to remedy this by trying to make his country more attractive to the workers of the Caucasus and Central Asia as well as to international talent. Certainly not by forcing tens of thousands of young professionals to flee in search of brighter futures.