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Fresh data from Kazakhstan’s National Economy Ministry has shown that the trend for ethnic Russians to leave the country is clearly on the rise.
In 2014, more than 28,000 people in total left the country. Another 30,000 left last year — of out those 25,000 were going to Russia. The number of people emigrating easily outnumbers those seeking Kazakhstani citizenship, according to recent figures cited in a report by Exclusive.kz.
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Analysts see a raft of reasons for this exodus, ranging from the country’s economic prospects, the uncertain outcome of future political transition and a purported uptick in Russophobic sentiments.
Political analyst Maksim Kramarenko suggested to Exclusive.kz that migration of ethnic Russians reflects a process of communities “choosing their identity” — going to live in a country where they feel they belong.
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“One of the main reasons [for the exodus] shown in studies has been the rise of day-to-day nationalism and the perception of the spread of the state language [Kazakh] as a form of discrimination,” Ileuova said. “It is hard to define day-to-day nationalism. For some it is a matter of concrete occurrences, like when they do not get a job because of their ethnic origins. For others it might be that they are not given a seat on the bus or somebody looks at them in a funny way.”
Marina Pusteko, a consular worker for the Russian Embassy in Kazakhstan whose work is focused on her government’s voluntary migration program, told Arvedi.kz, a website devoted to the Russian community in Kazakhstan, that a leading factor is the decline of the Russian language in Kazakhstan.
“People are scared that the younger generations are unable to protect their Russian culture and language. Many Russian speakers now have trouble getting jobs where knowledge of the state language is a requirement. Lots of factors are mentioned, but this is the one that dominates,” Pustenko said. (...)
- http://www.eurasianet.org/node/78681
Tatian Pikulina is one of thousands of ethnic Russians who have taken steps to leave Kazakhstan.
It seems there is a new wave of ethnic Russians departing Kazakhstan.
RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, known locally as Azattyq, reports that during the first nine months of 2015, some 19,000 Russians left Kazakhstan to take advantage of the Russian government's program to resettle ethnic Russians still living in other former Soviet republics.
And currently, there are long lines outside the Russian Embassy in Astana and the waiting list for an appointment for resettlement is months long.
Ivan Malykhin is a Russian from Kazakhstan who has decided to go to the homeland of his ancestors. He told Azattyq that when he first applied for resettlement the waiting period was two months."And when I went to pick up my documents the waiting period was longer, by several months. Those applying in June [wait] until January," Malykhin said. (...)
- http://www.rferl.org/content/qishloq-ovozi-kazakhstan-ethnic-russians-leaving/27541817.html
Almost One Million People Receive Kazakhstan Citizenship since 1992
STANA – A total of 963,540 people received Kazakhstan citizenship from 1992-2015, with the vast majority (858,661) being ethnic Kazakhs wishing to immigrate back to Kazakhstan (known in Kazakh as oralmandar or “returnees”). (...)
- http://astanatimes.com/2016/02/58/
Kazakhstan: Russian Exodus Continues Unabated
Fresh data from Kazakhstan’s National Economy Ministry has shown that the trend for ethnic Russians to leave the country is clearly on the rise.
In 2014, more than 28,000 people in total left the country. Another 30,000 left last year — of out those 25,000 were going to Russia. The number of people emigrating easily outnumbers those seeking Kazakhstani citizenship, according to recent figures cited in a report by Exclusive.kz.
(...)
Analysts see a raft of reasons for this exodus, ranging from the country’s economic prospects, the uncertain outcome of future political transition and a purported uptick in Russophobic sentiments.
Political analyst Maksim Kramarenko suggested to Exclusive.kz that migration of ethnic Russians reflects a process of communities “choosing their identity” — going to live in a country where they feel they belong.
(...)
“One of the main reasons [for the exodus] shown in studies has been the rise of day-to-day nationalism and the perception of the spread of the state language [Kazakh] as a form of discrimination,” Ileuova said. “It is hard to define day-to-day nationalism. For some it is a matter of concrete occurrences, like when they do not get a job because of their ethnic origins. For others it might be that they are not given a seat on the bus or somebody looks at them in a funny way.”
Marina Pusteko, a consular worker for the Russian Embassy in Kazakhstan whose work is focused on her government’s voluntary migration program, told Arvedi.kz, a website devoted to the Russian community in Kazakhstan, that a leading factor is the decline of the Russian language in Kazakhstan.
“People are scared that the younger generations are unable to protect their Russian culture and language. Many Russian speakers now have trouble getting jobs where knowledge of the state language is a requirement. Lots of factors are mentioned, but this is the one that dominates,” Pustenko said. (...)
- http://www.eurasianet.org/node/78681
A New Wave Of Ethnic Russians Leaving Kazakhstan
Tatian Pikulina is one of thousands of ethnic Russians who have taken steps to leave Kazakhstan.
It seems there is a new wave of ethnic Russians departing Kazakhstan.
RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, known locally as Azattyq, reports that during the first nine months of 2015, some 19,000 Russians left Kazakhstan to take advantage of the Russian government's program to resettle ethnic Russians still living in other former Soviet republics.
And currently, there are long lines outside the Russian Embassy in Astana and the waiting list for an appointment for resettlement is months long.
Ivan Malykhin is a Russian from Kazakhstan who has decided to go to the homeland of his ancestors. He told Azattyq that when he first applied for resettlement the waiting period was two months."And when I went to pick up my documents the waiting period was longer, by several months. Those applying in June [wait] until January," Malykhin said. (...)
- http://www.rferl.org/content/qishloq-ovozi-kazakhstan-ethnic-russians-leaving/27541817.html
Almost One Million People Receive Kazakhstan Citizenship since 1992
STANA – A total of 963,540 people received Kazakhstan citizenship from 1992-2015, with the vast majority (858,661) being ethnic Kazakhs wishing to immigrate back to Kazakhstan (known in Kazakh as oralmandar or “returnees”). (...)
- http://astanatimes.com/2016/02/58/
