"Russophone repatriates" (by Petr Antonov)

Yelena Nikolaevna, 57, a civil engineer from Kyrgyzstan. In 1994 she sold everything except pillows and television and moved to Russia to grant her daughter a better future.

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Yelena Nikolaevna, 57, a civil engineer from Kyrgyzstan. In 1994 she sold everything except pillows and television and moved to Russia to grant her daughter a better future.
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Vladimir, 30, a ship cook from Ukraine. Vladimir and his brother moved to Russia in 2008 in search of better opportunities.

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Vladimir, 30, a ship cook from Ukraine. Vladimir and his brother moved to Russia in 2008 in search of better opportunities.
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Old light fixture in an apartment in former military barracks in Kaliningrad, Russia. In the 1990s the barracks were converted into a block of apartments by repatriates from Kyrgyzstan.

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Old light fixture in an apartment in former military barracks in Kaliningrad, Russia. In the 1990s the barracks were converted into a block of apartments by repatriates from Kyrgyzstan.
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Abandoned army mess hall, Kaliningrad region of Russia. During the demilitarisation of this region in the 1990s, many suggested that abandoned military bases could be converted into accommodation for repatriates.

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Abandoned army mess hall, Kaliningrad region of Russia. During the demilitarisation of this region in the 1990s, many suggested that abandoned military bases could be converted into accommodation for repatriates.
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Nadira, 19. Nadira, an ethnic Uzbek, and her Russian husband moved to Russia from Tajikistan in 2007. Latest census in Tajikistan (2000) showed that Russian population had dropped from 7% to 1% within 10 years of independence.

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Nadira, 19. Nadira, an ethnic Uzbek, and her Russian husband moved to Russia from Tajikistan in 2007. Latest census in Tajikistan (2000) showed that Russian population had dropped from 7% to 1% within 10 years of independence.
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Yuri, 38, from Karaganda, a once flourishing coal mining town in Kazakhstan. Like many repatriates coming to Kaliningrad Yuri chose to buy an allotment plot, which is the cheapest kind of urban accommodation.

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Yuri, 38, from Karaganda, a once flourishing coal mining town in Kazakhstan. Like many repatriates coming to Kaliningrad Yuri chose to buy an allotment plot, which is the cheapest kind of urban accommodation.
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Statue inside a chapel commemorating Russian submarine sailors located in a settlement of ethnic Germans from Kazakhstan near the city of Kaliningrad, Russia. By 1990 German population of Kazakhstan was over 900 thousand people.

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Statue inside a chapel commemorating Russian submarine sailors located in a settlement of ethnic Germans from Kazakhstan near the city of Kaliningrad, Russia. By 1990 German population of Kazakhstan was over 900 thousand people.
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The Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad region of Russia

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The Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad region of Russia
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Family photos of German repatriates from Kazakhstan. Soviet Germans were displaced to Kazakhstan and Central Asia with the breakout of WWII. In the 1990s a large number of ethnic Germans emigrated to Germany but many chose to move to Kaliningrad region of Russia.

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Family photos of German repatriates from Kazakhstan. Soviet Germans were displaced to Kazakhstan and Central Asia with the breakout of WWII. In the 1990s a large number of ethnic Germans emigrated to Germany but many chose to move to Kaliningrad region of Russia.
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Olga Drevs, 18, relocated to Russia from North Kazakhstan in 1993 with her parents. Her grandparents, ethnic Poles and Germans, were displaced to Kazakhstan in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Olga Drevs, 18, relocated to Russia from North Kazakhstan in 1993 with her parents. Her grandparents, ethnic Poles and Germans, were displaced to Kazakhstan in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Svetlogorsk, a resort town in Kaliningrad region of Russia

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Svetlogorsk, a resort town in Kaliningrad region of Russia
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Alexandr, 50, moved to Russia in 2008 from Latvia under the state programme. Alexandr had stayed in Latvia upon completion of his compulsory military service in the Soviet army

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Alexandr, 50, moved to Russia in 2008 from Latvia under the state programme. Alexandr had stayed in Latvia upon completion of his compulsory military service in the Soviet army
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Centre for repatriates in Kaliningrad region of Russia providing temporary accommodation for over 200 families. The centre allows for free lodging for 6 months but many end up staying here longer unable to find affordable accommodation.

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:42:50 +0000

Centre for repatriates in Kaliningrad region of Russia providing temporary accommodation for over 200 families. The centre allows for free lodging for 6 months but many end up staying here longer unable to find affordable accommodation.
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