Project MUSE®: Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia - Latest Articles
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Project MUSE®: Latest articles in Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.daily12026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00text/htmlen-USVol. 1 (2012) through current issueLatest Articles: Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central AsiaTWOProject MUSE®Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia2165-06592166-4307Latest articles in Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. Feed provided by Project MUSE®Introduction: Post-Soviet Migration across Destination Contexts: Integration, Belonging, and Transformation
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987458
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Migration from the post-Soviet space to destinations beyond the former Soviet Union has been a defining feature of the past three decades. Since the early 1990s, shifting political borders, economic restructuring, uneven development, and changing citizenship regimes have shaped both mobility and immobility across the region. Post-Soviet migration has never been a single phenomenon: it has included labor migration, family reunification, educational trajectories, minority movements within new nation-states, and episodes of forced displacement. Yet, recent years have made the analytical stakes of this field more visible. Intensifying geopolitical tensions, widening inequalities, and increasingly restrictive migration
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/585/image/coversmallIntroduction: Post-Soviet Migration across Destination Contexts: Integration, Belonging, and Transformation2026-04-13text/htmlen-USIntroduction: Post-Soviet Migration across Destination Contexts: Integration, Belonging, and Transformation2026-04-132026TWOProject MUSE®215822026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002026-04-13Networks of Survival: Kinship, Digital Platforms, and the Everyday Lives of Uzbek Migrants in Sweden
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987459
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Migration from Uzbekistan to Europe has undergone significant transformations in recent years, reflecting broader shifts in global and regional mobility. While Russia remains the primary destination for Uzbek labor migrants, geopolitical and economic changes of recent years have contributed to the diversification of migration flows. Uzbekistan is the most populous country in Central Asia, with almost 38 million inhabitants,1 and each year between 700,000 and 800,000 young people enter the domestic labor market.2 Limited job opportunities, low wages, and environmental challenges such as drought and land degradation have created powerful push factors.3 As a result, more than two million Uzbek citizens are estimated
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/585/image/coversmallNetworks of Survival: Kinship, Digital Platforms, and the Everyday Lives of Uzbek Migrants in Sweden2026-04-13text/htmlen-USNetworks of Survival: Kinship, Digital Platforms, and the Everyday Lives of Uzbek Migrants in Sweden2026-04-132026TWOProject MUSE®1324022026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002026-04-13Perceptions of Deservingness: A Comparative Analysis of Ukrainian and Russian Refugees in Germany
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987460
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The mass displacement triggered by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine has revealed significant differences in the European Union (EU)'s response and treatment of Ukrainian and Russian refugees. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the EU reintroduced its Temporary Protection Directive (TPD), officially referred to as Council Directive 2001/55/EC, which the EU first adopted on 20 July 2001 for managing large-scale displacement caused by the Balkan wars.2 The EU reopened this directive as a response mechanism to support Ukrainian refugees, granting fast-track residence with full rights to employment, education, and social services.3 Germany has been one of the main destination countries where Russian
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/585/image/coversmallPerceptions of Deservingness: A Comparative Analysis of Ukrainian and Russian Refugees in Germany2026-04-13text/htmlen-USPerceptions of Deservingness: A Comparative Analysis of Ukrainian and Russian Refugees in Germany2026-04-132026TWOProject MUSE®858582026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002026-04-13Russian Identity Abroad: Challenges and Transformation Post-2022
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987461
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Identities of the Russian minority in the Baltic region have been contentious and extensively studied since the fall of the Soviet regime. Following the "post-Soviet identity crisis"1 after the breakdown of the Soviet Union and the subsequent changes in the status of the Russian language and culture,2 today a second reshaping of the identities of Russian speakers in the Baltic region is taking place. With the conflict in Ukraine, the identities of Russian speakers are once again experiencing significant pressure. As in any conflict, when people are compelled to take sides, questions of identification become particularly salient.3 For outsiders, it is a question of loyalty to the group or country, and for Russians
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/585/image/coversmallRussian Identity Abroad: Challenges and Transformation Post-20222026-04-13text/htmlen-USRussian Identity Abroad: Challenges and Transformation Post-20222026-04-132026TWOProject MUSE®1864092026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002026-04-13Gendered Agency and Soviet Legacies: Russian-Speaking Female Immigrants in US Math Education
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987462
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On 7 May 2001, The Boston Globe, a leading US newspaper, published an article about the Russian School of Mathematics (RSM), an educational enterprise founded by two female immigrants from the former Soviet Union—Irina Khavinson, a math teacher from Leningrad, and Inessa Rifkin, an engineer from Minsk.1 According to the Globe, the "Russian approach" to teaching math used by Khavinson and Rifkin transformed math classes into an exciting and inclusive endeavor that was much more effective than the traditional approach employed in most American schools.Founded in 1997 as a small home-based education group, the RSM today operates in 53 locations in 12 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, serving
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/585/image/coversmallGendered Agency and Soviet Legacies: Russian-Speaking Female Immigrants in US Math Education2026-04-13text/htmlen-USGendered Agency and Soviet Legacies: Russian-Speaking Female Immigrants in US Math Education2026-04-132026TWOProject MUSE®1014282026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002026-04-13The Escapees: The Complex Journeys of Russian Migrants in Latin America
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987463
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Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a diverse set of terms has emerged to describe Russian nationals who have left their country, reflecting distinct political, legal, and sociological approaches. One of the most widespread terms in Russian public discourse, and especially among tech migrants, is "relokanty" (relocants), which conveys a neutral and strategic connotation of mobility, without explicit references to political causes.1 In contrast, the term "emigrants" has been used more frequently in official and journalistic media to refer to those leaving Russia more permanently.2 In more explicitly political contexts, categories such as "political exiles" or "antiwar
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/585/image/coversmallThe Escapees: The Complex Journeys of Russian Migrants in Latin America2026-04-13text/htmlen-USThe Escapees: The Complex Journeys of Russian Migrants in Latin America2026-04-132026TWOProject MUSE®1225062026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002026-04-13Notes on the Contributors
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987464
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Ulugbek Abdurakhmanov is currently pursuing a PhD at the Graduate School of Law at Nagoya University in Japan. His research focuses on the socio-legal dimensions of migration, educational mobility, and labor migration. He specifically analyzes migration patterns from Uzbekistan to Japan, emphasizing the historical context of these movements in both countries. Abdurakhmanov has substantial experience working with the International Labour Organization and the International Organization for Migration. As a participant in the European Commission–funded Central Asian Law Project, he played a pivotal role in developing teleworking arrangements in Uzbekistan during the COVID-19 pandemic, conducting comprehensive surveys
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/585/image/coversmallNotes on the Contributors2026-04-13text/htmlen-USNotes on the Contributors2026-04-132026TWOProject MUSE®123532026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002026-04-13