Migration Factors

Soviets controlled the population movements. Migration Soviets controlled the population movements.

Migration Russians were encouraged to migrate to other republics to spread the “dominant” Russian culture.

This ethnic mixing promoted Russian identity. Migration This ethnic mixing promoted Russian identity.

Other ethnicities were moved around to make them easier to control. Migration Other ethnicities were moved around to make them easier to control.

Forced Migration was frequent under soviet rule Included the deportation of several ethnic groups from Georgia to Uzbekistan.

Forced Migration was frequent under soviet rule Stalin deported Chechen people to Siberia who were accused of collaborating with the Nazis in 1944.

Forced Migration was frequent under soviet rule Stalin’s form of “ethnic cleansing.”

Forced Migration was frequent under soviet rule Those who survived 13 years of exile were able to return to Chechnya.

Migration factors A major push factor behind migration of Russians and non-Russians is ethnic violence and the resulting economic decline.

Migration factors Ex: Tajiks, Armenians, Georgians, and Azeris pushed by episodes of violence to Russia.

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Migration factors Internally displaced persons (IDPs) – people who flee to safety inside their own countries

Migration factors Ex: The conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the early 1990s led to the displacement within Georgia.

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