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THE FIFTH WAVE OF RUSSIAN EXODUS: LIFE BETWEEN PUTIN’S AUTOCRACY AND THE EUROPEAN BUREAUCRACY

November 2025
THE FIFTH WAVE OF RUSSIAN EXODUS: LIFE BETWEEN PUTIN'S AUTOCRACY AND THE EUROPEAN BUREAUCRACY
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Report contents
01
Introduction  
02
Key Difference Between the Resulting Sample and the Average Russians  
03
Main Differences Between the Resulting Sample and LastYear’s E.U. Immigrants Study Findings  
04
The Study’s Two Poles  
05
Differences Between Recent Russian Émigrés andImmigrants From Other Countries  
06
The Relocation’s Economic Impact on the “Transit Zone”Countries  
07
The Implications of the Latest Wave of Emigration for Russia  
08
Historical Background  
09
Summary of Key Findings  
10
Presentation  
Authors of the report
Dmitry Nekrasov

Economist, public figure, and political activist, he earned an MBA from the Graduate School of Management at the Higher School of Economics and worked in the Civic Chamber, the Federal Tax Service, and the expert department of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation (under Dmitry Medvedev).

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Dmitry Oreshkin

Political scientist and political geographer, PhD in geography. One of the leading experts in the field of electoral geography and election analysis in Russia. He worked at the Institute of Geography of the USSR Academy of Sciences for over 25 years.

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Dmitry Gudkov

State Duma deputy (2011-2016), member of the Opposition Coordination Council, one of the leaders of the 2011-2012 protests, co-founder of the Anti-War Committee of Russia and the CASE Center for Expert Analysis.

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