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Fewer Russians want to move abroad than in 1991
Fewer Russians want to move abroad than in 1991
| Published: | 27 Mar at 3 PM |
The percentage of Russians that say they would like to emigrate has fallen by 50 per cent since last summer and currently is lower than it was during the final few weeks of the Soviet Union, a new poll has revealed.
Some 11 per cent of respondents informed the state-run VTsIOM organisation that they would probably prefer to remain in the country, a significant fall since June, when 22 per cent claimed they would like to emigrate. When the Soviet Union was all-but-done in 1991, 16 per cent of respondents said they would like to move abroad, according to the Moscow Times.
Prior to the presidential election on 4 March, some speculated that if Vladimir Putin was victorious, it would cause a rise in emigration. However, the Memorial’s migrant rights division’s Svetlana Gannushkina said that findings revealed the reason behind the anti-Putin street protests, as the opposition now look on themselves as empowered stakeholders in Russia’s future and have reason to remain in the country.
She told Kommersant that people started to feel they were in this together, that something can be done even though Putin has returned to presidency. She added that Russia is their country and the people are able to be responsible for it. VTsIOM discovered that those most likely to emigrate are 18-24-year-olds, with 25 per cent saying they would like to leave the country, a drop from June’s figure of 39 per cent.
Some 11 per cent of respondents informed the state-run VTsIOM organisation that they would probably prefer to remain in the country, a significant fall since June, when 22 per cent claimed they would like to emigrate. When the Soviet Union was all-but-done in 1991, 16 per cent of respondents said they would like to move abroad, according to the Moscow Times.
Prior to the presidential election on 4 March, some speculated that if Vladimir Putin was victorious, it would cause a rise in emigration. However, the Memorial’s migrant rights division’s Svetlana Gannushkina said that findings revealed the reason behind the anti-Putin street protests, as the opposition now look on themselves as empowered stakeholders in Russia’s future and have reason to remain in the country.
She told Kommersant that people started to feel they were in this together, that something can be done even though Putin has returned to presidency. She added that Russia is their country and the people are able to be responsible for it. VTsIOM discovered that those most likely to emigrate are 18-24-year-olds, with 25 per cent saying they would like to leave the country, a drop from June’s figure of 39 per cent.
