Adaptation of migrants in Russia in the mirror of comprehensive sociological research

Abstract

This article is devoted to the analysis of the main provisions and conclusions contained in the new collective monograph “Adaptation and integration of migrants in Russia: challenges, realities, indicators” published by the Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences and published on December 26, 2022. Referring to the table of contents of this collective monograph, the attentive reader will surely understand that it was preceded by many years and, of course, painstaking work of the entire scientific team of the Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences on solving the problems both theoretical and practical. The first thing that catches the eye is certainly the theoretical basis of the work, consisting of powerful serious texts from foreign and domestic authors. In addition, we can note a worthy empirical base consisting of data from different years. On the pages of the peer-reviewed collective monograph, the authors will tell the reader about migrants' access to the labor market, about the availability of the health care system, education, and housing. The paper also shows the specifics of the integration of migrants from Central Asia. Important migration strategies in the context of transnational practices have received due attention. The paper also notes the attitude of Russians towards migrants, which can hardly be called “friendly”. A significant part of migrants, despite the existing (barriers), have adapted to the conditions of the Russian labor market. In addition to understanding the ideas presented in this collective monograph, the authors of the review separately dwell on some provisions and cover them in detail, and supplement them with their own developments, in addition, they note critical points and wishes in the development of this issue.