A trickle of Russians leaving became a stream after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine of 2022.
In April
Other countries, including Kazakhstan, changed their laws earlier this year, reportedly to stem the flow of Russian immigrants by limiting how many days they can stay as tourists. The Russian Interior Ministry says 40% more have applied for foreign passports in 2022 than in the year before.Since the start of this war we have spoken to dozens of Russians who have left.
"After Russia adopted laws on 'ban on gay propaganda' and on 'fake news' about the Russian army I knew that the threat to my life and freedom had increased," he says. "Whatever happened next, the economy was going to go down," he says. "A week later we all met up and decided we needed to prepare to [leave].""We saw a lot of military kit on its way to Ukraine. Hospitals were full of wounded. Rostov airport was closed for civilian flights but there were lots of planes and we knew where they were going."
Russia's Central Bank reported in the early stages of the war that Russians withdrew a record 1.2 trillion roubles from their accounts. This is a scale unseen in Russia since the 2008 financial crisis.
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