Kyrgyz Migration to Russia, 2005–2020: From the Tulip Revolution to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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This study examines migration flows between Kyrgyzstan and Russia during a period marked by a steady increase in the number of labour migrants from Central Asia, while political instability in Kyrgyzstan remained a major push factor. Although these migration trends have been addressed in recent historiography, they have often been analysed in a limited or fragmented manner. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of migration from Kyrgyzstan to Russia, drawing upon archival materials from the Federal Migration Service (FMS) of the Russian Federation, statistical data from the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, and reports from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Kyrgyzstan. The study presents both the quantitative and qualitative dimensions of Kyrgyz migration, including trends in the acquisition of Russian citizenship, and highlights key challenges arising from the rapid increase in labour migration following the Tulip Revolution (2005) and the April Revolution (2010). Despite several periods of economic decline in Russia during the period under review, which temporarily reduced migration flows from Central Asia, transnational ties between Russia and Kyrgyzstan remained stable and adaptable. This is evidenced by the sustained employment of Kyrgyz nationals in the Russian economy and the continued significance of remittances as a share of Kyrgyzstan’s GDP.

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Andrey Avdashkin

Perm Federal Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Chelyabinsk State University

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Email: adrianmaricka@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8169-2755
Scopus Author ID: 57212146426
ResearcherId: ABF-7475-2021

кандидат исторических наук, ведущий научный сотрудник; доцент

Ресей, Perm; Chelyabinsk

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