Two-thirds of Russians who left Russia after February 24, 2022, who worked in domestic companies, left them during this time. At the same time, after a serious drop by September 2022, the level of income of emigrants has not recovered.
This follows from the results of a study by the OutRush project, within the framework of which sociologists surveyed more than 10 thousand Russian emigrants in March 2022, September 2022 and May-July 2023, Kommersant writes today, January 23.
At the same time, emigrants do not lose touch with their homeland – about 90% continue to be interested in Russian politics, although they have reduced their civic and political activity.
The OutRush research project dedicated to Russian emigration (brings together an international team of scientists from academic and analytical institutions) was founded in March 2022 by sociologists Emile Kamalov and Ivetta Sergeeva (European University Institute, Florence). During this time, sociologists conducted three waves of surveys – in March 2022, September 2022 and May-July 2023. The methodology includes in-depth interviews, panel research (regular survey of the same respondents), as well as a survey of new participants – 10,871 respondents from more than 100 countries.
The authors do not guarantee that the sample represents all emigrants who left Russia after the start of the special military operation, attributing this to the lack of reliable statistical information. However, they explain, the results of the project are “consistent with other studies on Russian emigrants.”
In particular, OutRush researchers concluded that by the summer of 2023, the number of Russians working in domestic companies who left the country had decreased to 13%. Before leaving, 43% of respondents worked in them, in September 2022 – 17%.
At the same time, after a serious drop by September 2022, the level of income of Russian emigrants has not recovered. Income stabilization is recorded among the poorest respondents, while the incomes of the richest continue to decline. The unemployment rate among those who left is not growing.
Researchers have noted a change in the level of trust of Russian emigrants in the citizens and authorities of the host country. Trust in the former reached 86% compared to spring and autumn 2022 (81%), while the level of trust in governments fell in September 2022 from 66% to 53% and has not changed since then.
The highest percentage of people who trust the government is recorded in Germany – 85% and Armenia (68%).
In Serbia, the percentage of respondents who trust the authorities was 53%, Israel – 46%, Georgia – 27%, Turkey – 20%.
“The low level of trust in Georgia is due to the policies of the current government led by the Georgian Dream party. The decision of the Turkish authorities not to extend or issue visas and residence permits to Russians also had a negative impact,” the authors of the study explain.
The average level of trust in the governments of other countries was 56%.
Let us remind you that over the past two years, more than 100 thousand people have moved to Armenia from Russia, who have officially registered more than 1,300 companies in the republic. Currently, the number of relocants has begun to decrease; many of them have either returned to their homeland or transferred their business to other states.
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2024-01-23 07:08:00
