Journal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan University
2023; 137–147
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Immigration of Russian citizens to Armenia during the Russian-Ukrainian war that began in 2022: pull-push factors

Yuliana Melkumyan*, Nvard Melkonyan

Received: 2025-04-02 · Published: 2023-05-31

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Original title
Immigration of Russian citizens to Armenia during the Russian-Ukrainian war that began in 2022: pull-push factors
Authors
Yuliana Melkumyan, Nvard Melkonyan
Source journal
Journal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan University
Published
2023-05-31
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Original
https://doi.org/10.46991/JOPS/2023.2.4.137

Abstract

This article is devoted to the identification of push and pull factors of immigration of Russian citizens to Armenia in the context of the projections of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict on the Armenian society. Secondary analysis of statistical data and the sociological surveys, as well as the results of in-depth interviews, made it possible to identify the political, social and economic push factors that determine emigration from Russia (sanctions applied against Russia, partial military mobilization, worsening of economic situation, restrictions on freedom of speech and the risk of persecution); pull factors that attract and retain relocants specifically to Armenia (Armenia’s liberal migration policy towards Russian citizens, favorable conditions for foreigners to do business in Armenia, the availability of financial and banking services for Russians, relatively affordable prices for housing, goods and services,and security, Christianity, hospitality and knowledge of the Russian language etc.), as well as factors pushing migrants out of Armenia (the challenges of providing an acceptable standard of living, the lack of well-paid jobs, cooperation between the special services of the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation, the threat of Azerbaijani aggression).
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