The data published by the RF Federal Migration Service (FMS) – although these by no means should be seen as absolute truth because of the widespread practice of illegal employment of foreign workers - may, nevertheless, be taken as a kind of baseline information. These data testify to the fact...

Transformations which took place in the Russian legislati on on migration in H1 2014 concerned not only the issues of citizenship (which issues were discussed in the previous issue), but the temporary labor migration, as well

The possibility of active and effective usage of domestic labor reserves used to be offered for discussion following a reduction in and slower growth of working-age population in Russia and growth in external labor migration from CIS member countries to Russia throughout the entire 2000x. The...

The migration processes in Russia over the spring and summer of 2014 were being shaped by the deteriorating situation in foreign politics (the events in Ukraine) and by the looming threat of stagnation and recession faced by the Russian economy. As the latest data on migration processes in...