with Olivier Ferrando (Catholic University of Lyon), Hakob Matevosyan (ZOiS), Moderator: Tsypylma Darieva (ZOiS)

Based on semi-directed interviews conducted in April and September 2023, Olivier Ferrando explores how new Russian migrants in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan navigate their ethnic and civic identities amid ongoing uncertainty.

Once taken for granted, the rights and duties associated with Russian citizenship have increasingly become a concern for Russian migrants. For those – many in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan – who have been able to work from abroad for a Russian company, or who own real estate in Russia, citizenship of the Russian Federation still represents a valuable asset. Others take a more radical approach and consider renouncing it in order to acquire the citizenship of another country on the basis of jus soli (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) or jus sanguinis (Armenia, Israel).

In this presentation, Ferrando will analyse to what extent, by crossing the Russian state border, Russia's migrants are (re)activating their belonging to an ethno-national identity.

With

Speaker: Olivier Ferrando (Catholic University of Lyon)
Discussant: Hakob Matevosyan (ZOiS)
Moderator: Tsypylma Darieva (ZOiS)

Registration
 

This event is organized by the Research Network on Emerging Russian Diasporas and Anti-war Movements, an initiative funded by the German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF) and coordinated by the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS).

For any questions, please contact domas.lavrukaitis(at)zois-berlin(dot)de. We look forward to your participation and an engaging discussion.