Migration, Displacement and Identity in Post-Soviet Russia

Pilkington, Hilary

doi:10.4324/9780203444436

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“…Entrepreneurs (57% female, aged 19±64, median age 32) were small kiosk owners employing several staff and concerned with the buying and selling of goods in a manner not dissimilar to their North American counterparts (Klugman, 1989). As there is some evidence to suggest that the support networks of migrants in many former Eastern European countries differ from those born in the society (Pilkington, 1997) we omitted respondents not born in the country under study. All respondents were presented with the questionnaires at their place of work during Winter 1995 and Spring 1996.…”

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Social support in a changing Europe: an analysis of three post‐communist nations

Nizharadze

Luu

Kósa

et al. 2001

Euro J Social Psych

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Despite the continuing interest in social transitions among social scientists, there has been little analysis of the impact of societal change on personal relationships. One important factor in helping individuals deal with the stresses associated with rapid transitions is social support. In our ®rst study, 450 manual workers, students and entrepreneurs in Russia, Georgia and Hungary completed structured questionnaires assessing demographic and value predictors of the perception of support availability and the support they obtained to deal with changes in their societies. In our second study, the same respondents participated in semi-structured interviews investigating the relationship between their work lives and support networks. Our ®ndings demonstrate the importance of culture, occupation and values for both the perception and reception of support, and underline the multifaceted manner in which different work experiences in different nations in¯uence support networks.

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Social support in a changing Europe: an analysis of three post‐communist nations

Nizharadze

Luu

Kósa

et al. 2001

Euro J Social Psych

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“…The situation was more complicated in Latvia and Estonia, where a greater demographic shift had occurred through Soviet immigration policy than in Lithuania. 2 As the immigrants were neither ideologically (Pilkington 1998) nor structurally (Kolsto 1999) motivated to learn the local language, they expected the local population to turn to Russian (Vihalemm 1992;1993). Thus, by the end of Soviet rule every seventh, fourth and third Russian-speaker in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania respectively reported having some command of their titular languages (Druviete 1997).…”

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Language policies and practices across the Baltic: processes, challenges and prospects

Vihalemm

Hogan-Brun

2013

European Journal of Applied Linguistics

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We examine actions taken in the three Baltic states to (re-)establish their national languages in de facto multilingual surroundings. The implementation processes and initial impact of language ideology and language regulation on the language practices and socio-political participation of Soviet-period immigrants and their descendants living in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are described. In presenting a comparative cross-Baltic overview of language practices we discuss the national differences in connection with citizenship and political participation, population distribution and labour market surroundings. Our empirical data are draw from sociological surveys, population statistics and labour market segregation analyses. We focus on the interaction between regulations, language practices and social structural surroundings asking: How has the national language establishment shaped labour market practices, citizenship and education expectations? And vice versa: What could be the effect of the social surroundings on the formation of the language practices? We conclude that despite their different structural provisions, Estonia and Lithuania face somewhat similar future challenges in terms of creating a culturally more integrated education system. The minority agents when confronted with existing policy requirements have fewer possibilities to produce their own (alternative) solutions since ethnicity or language-driven social marginalization is perceived more as a problem here. In Latvia, the minority representatives seem to have sufficient resources in the private sphere to "slow down" existing state level language requirements, which enables them to create suitable surroundings for the ongoing maintenance of the Latvian-Russian multilingual environment.Keywords: Baltic, language policies and practices, citizenship, minorities, participation.Resümee: Artiklis analüüsitakse Balti riikide keelepoliitikaid esimese kahekümne iseseisvusaasta jooksul. Pärast nõuogude okupatsiooni uuesti ülesehitatavate rahvusriikide missiooniks on eesti/läti/leedu keele ja kultuuri säilimine ja arendamine. Kõrvuti selle eesmärgiga on riikide ees teine raske ülesanne -lõimida ühiskonda nõukogude perioodil sisserännanud ja nende järeltulijad -arvukas vene emakeelega elanikkond. Artiklis antakse võrdlev ülevaade peamisest tegevustest riigikeele kehtestamisel ning analüüsitakse poliitilise, demograafilise ning majandusliku keskkonna soodustavat ning takistavat mõju venekeelse elanikkonna keelepraktikate muutumisele, poliitilisele osalusele ja tööturupraktikatele. Resumen: Analizamos las acciones llevadas a cabo en tres repúblicas bálticas para (re)establecer su lengua nacional en entornos multilingües de facto. Se describe el establecimiento e impacto inicial de la ideología lingüística y la regulación lingüística de las prácticas lingüísticas y la participación socio-política de los inmigrantes del periodo soviético y sus descendientes con residencia en Estonia, Latvia y Lituania. Al presentar una visión global comparada de las ...

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“…Pilkington touches on the identity problem by illustrating the disembodiment of Russia. The place where you were born, where your children were born, and where you will be buried is seen as problematic (Pilkington, 1998).…”

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“…Pilkington (1998) posits that character of the migration regime in the home country, in this case Russia, is the key that helps to identify migration processes. Pilkington (1998) places her emphasis on the emerging dominant themes in society.…”

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New emerging Ahiskan Turk ethnic identity in the United States

Ziyanak

2014

IJHS

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This aim of this research paper is to provide an understanding of the themes of citizenship and identity in the context of migratory flows of Ahiskan Turks from Russia, both within the region and beyond. Moreover, by choosing the theme of identity, I hoped to bring to the discussion, the idea of the multiplicity of identity, which the individual may carry, with all the concomitant implications this has for the concept of local and national boundaries. This research raised a number of questions, such as "how do individuals or groups with a Russian Ahiskan Turk heritage perceive themselves and others? And how do flows of people affect one's process of identity formation? To address these issues, I tracked the perspectives of various migrants who began moving from Russia to the United States in 2004. Within seven years after achieving refugee status, several obtained a green card, followed by US citizenship. In this paper I have elaborated on their settlement processes, and related conditions and their issues and concerns. In response to these observations, I describe how these recent migrants are related to their host countries/communities and how the host countries/communities are related to them. Finally, this research project also attempts to contribute towards the understanding of how immigrants interact with national narratives, and other immigrant groups, and how they define themselves.

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Migration, Displacement and Identity in Post-Soviet Russia

Cited by 74 publications

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Social support in a changing Europe: an analysis of three post‐communist nations

Social support in a changing Europe: an analysis of three post‐communist nations

Language policies and practices across the Baltic: processes, challenges and prospects

New emerging Ahiskan Turk ethnic identity in the United States

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