For my final blog post, I decided to take a trial run at online data collection and analysis. My broader research interests are related to the flow of Tajik migrant labor to Russia and its resilience to issues such as economic hardship, bureaucratic hurdles, and xenophobia. As discussed in my last post, data from the […]
Author: Monet Ghorbani
Tajikistan’s Economic Interdependence on Russia
Framing My Interests I have been fascinated by the topic of migrant labor in Central Asia for a number of years now. Part of my interest is rooted in my own personal experiences in Tajikistan. I lived in Tajikistan from 2015 to 2016 when I was 20 years old. I moved to Tajikistan as a […]
Clinking Glasses Over Central Asia’s Hardship
The 2020 Covid-19 global pandemic has exacerbated social and economic struggles in Central Asia while strengthening Russia and China’s grasp over the region. While stronger relations with Russia and China can help the five governments of Central Asia appear more legitimate, little progress will be gained for the people of Central Asia. Migrant laborers will […]
Migrant Lives – Cheap and Disposable in the глаза of Russia
Since the Fall of the Soviet Union, ethnonationalism in Russia has been on the rise. While demographic data points to a labor shortage in Russia, ethnonationalist policies make it extremely difficult for labor migrants from places such as Central Asia to fill labor shortages. Millions of Central Asian migrants from CIS countries have moved to […]
Moscow’s Little Kyrgyzstan
For my blog post, I decided to watch a short documentary which I’ve been wanting to check out for quite a while titled, “Moscow’s Little Kyrgyzstan”. The documentary is approximately 25 minutes long and highlights the experiences of Kyrgyz migrants in Moscow. The documentary was produced by a UK-based company named Journeyman Pictures. All of […]