Mukomel Vladimir. Migration of Ukrainians to Russia in 2014–2015. Discourses and Perceptions of the Local Population. In Migration and the Ukraine Crisis. A Two-Country Perspective. Edited by Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska & Greta Uehling. E-International Relations Publishing. Bristol, England 2017. Pp. 105-115.

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Abstract

Massive flows of individuals seeking asylum began from July of 2014 when the most intensive hostilities evolved in the South-East Ukraine. By the end of 2014 number of Ukrainian citizens who stayed in the territory of Russia increased by more than 0.9 million persons and went up to 2 476 000 persons. Deterioration of living conditions in the territory of the so called “Novorossia” and bitter fighting which flared up in the region of Debal’tsevo and Mariupol in January-February of 2015 caused new flows of people who ran from the war and breakdown. Necessary help was provided to the people who left Ukraine. Certain preferences were given to these migrants but local populations perceived these preferences ambiguously, particularly in the near-border regions where many natives from South-East Ukraine had relatives and friends. How were problems of people who left Ukraine covered by mass media and articulated by authorities? What discourses dominated? And how did the recipient population react to the influx of people seeking asylum? This article is devoted to the quest for answers to these questions.

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