Russian-speaking migration to Latin America: new trends
- Authors: Ryazantsev S.V.1, Khramova M.N.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute for Demographic Research of FCTAS RAS
- Issue: No 4 (2024)
- Pages: 101-112
- Section: DEMOGRAPHY. MIGRATIONS
- URL: https://clinpractice.ru/0132-1625/article/view/671718
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0132162524040091
- ID: 671718
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Abstract
The article considers new trends of migration from the former Soviet Union to Latin American countries. The main channels of Russian-speaking migration are highlighted: marital, fertile, labour, digital nomadic migration, forced migrants. The statistical data of Latin American countries and the data of sociological survey of Russian-speaking migrants in Brazil and Argentina are analyzed. Estimates on the size of the Russian-speaking population in key Latin American countries are given. The role of Internet communications in the adaptation and consolidation of Russian-speaking migrants in the context of the idea of forming a “Russian-speaking social space” is highlighted. The article also describes the key barriers (administrative, cultural, linguistic) faced by migrants from the former Soviet Union in the process of integration into the host societies of Latin American countries.
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About the authors
Sergey V. Ryazantsev
Institute for Demographic Research of FCTAS RAS
Author for correspondence.
Email: riazan@mail.ru
Corresponding member of the RAS, Head of Laboratory for International Demographic Research
Russian Federation, MoscowMarina N. Khramova
Institute for Demographic Research of FCTAS RAS
Email: kh-mari08@yandex.ru
Cand. Sci. (Physics and Mat.), der Institutsdirektor
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