Between hospitality and hostility

Russian citizens in Georgia

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ID2248148
AuthorsFlorian Mühlfried (0000-0002-5257-2794, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume39
Issue3
Pages17-20
Publication date2023-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropology Today (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0268-540X • E-ISSN: 1467-8322
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-8322.12815
OpenAlexW4379010284
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited4

Since the Russian attack on Ukraine, as many as 100,000 citizens of the Russian Federation may have migrated to Georgia to avoid military service or to escape the impact of Western sanctions on their employment prospects. While Russian political activists abroad have received some attention, the reception in Georgia of other Russian émigré groups remains understudied. This article distinguishes four groups of Russian newcomers to Georgia based on their class and regional affiliations. It analyses their relationships and how Georgian government officials and citizens receive each group. Regardless of such categorizations, the massive, temporary and uncertain presence of Russian citizens affiliated with a large country currently attacking a smaller country whose sovereignty it does not recognize erodes the foundations of hospitality, which is held in high esteem in Georgia

Georgian · Hospitality · Hostility · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Russian federation · Sanctions · Sociology · Sovereignty · Tourism · Law · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory

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