What do we know about Russians who left Russia after February 24th? Majority of new migrants settled in Turkey (24.9%),Georgia (23.4%)and Armenia (15.1%).43% of the sample plan to stay in these countries,18% plan to move on,35% felt confused,3% plan to return to Russia.Thread 1/6 
The new migrants are worlds apart from the traditional Russian migrants in terms of political views. Only 1.5% of the new migrants interviewed voted for United Russia, while 86.4% followed the recommendations of Navalny's ‘Smart voting’. 2/6
New migrants are much younger and on average much better off financially. Among those who were employed, 45% worked in IT industry, 16% - in the arts and culture sector, 16% were managers, 14% -accountants and teachers, and 8% - journalists. 3/6
Over 70% were active on social media and had signed anti-war petitions;48,9% had participated in illegal rallies before the war; and 26%, after its outbreak; 29.2% actively supported Ukrainian refugees; 62% had supported non-profit organisations before the war; and 40%, after.4/6
Many of those who left pointed to political pressure before departure. 20% are afraid of conscription and 9% are afraid of criminal prosecution. Those at risk of criminal prosecution make up about a quarter of respondents. 5/6
The majority of migrants have a gloomy vision of the near future: 72% believe that their living conditions will deteriorate, 70% do not believe that the political situation will improve. Source - ridl.io/anti-war-wave-… 6/6
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