2. Migration Patterns in the Former Soviet Union
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چکیده
The collapse of the Soviet system caused critical changes in migratory processes. The five chaotic years that have passed since the collapse of the Soviet Union have witnessed the emergence of a new economic system and the creation of new, sovereign political entities from fragments of the FSU. In this chapter, migratory trends in the former Soviet Union from 1990 through 1994 are analyzed in light of these changes. It is necessary to begin with a brief overview of the past.
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