Escape of Young Russians to Kazakhstan: Political Views and Relations with the Host Society and State
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F25%3A10514374" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/25:10514374 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=MV1azgQS_o" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=MV1azgQS_o</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.66184/2078-1938-2025-17-3-123-145" target="_blank" >10.66184/2078-1938-2025-17-3-123-145</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Escape of Young Russians to Kazakhstan: Political Views and Relations with the Host Society and State
Original language description
Almost four years after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of Russian emigrants are scattered across different parts of the world. Kazakhstan has emerged as one of the key destinations for this post-2022 wave of emigration due to its geographical proximity, linguistic accessibility, and relatively open migration regime. This article presents a narrative analysis of interviews with young Russian emigrants who relocated to Kazakhstan after the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The study examines how migrants articulate their motivations for leaving Russia, their political views, and their reflections on Russian domestic politics and military actions in Ukraine. Particular attention is paid to how political positioning and personal life circumstances shape migrants' everyday experiences and strategies of adaptation.The article analyzes how migrants interact with the host state and society, as well as how they navigate legal and institutional frameworks. Applying the exit, voice, and loyalty framework, the study shows that emigration often functions as a moral and political exit without complete disengagement from the homeland. Adaptation strategies combine pragmatic, social, and cultural adjustments in context-dependent and heterogeneous ways.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Laboratorium
ISSN
2076-8214
e-ISSN
2078-1938
Volume of the periodical
17
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
RU - RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Number of pages
23
Pages from-to
123-145
UT code for WoS article
001723741800005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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