“Thank You, Your Putin Has Already Congratulated Us”
Russian-German Late Resettlers in the Context of Anti-Russian Discrimination in Germany After February 24, 2022. Cover Image

“Thank You, Your Putin Has Already Congratulated Us” Russian-German Late Resettlers in the Context of Anti-Russian Discrimination in Germany After February 24, 2022.
“Thank You, Your Putin Has Already Congratulated Us” Russian-German Late Resettlers in the Context of Anti-Russian Discrimination in Germany After February 24, 2022.

Author(s): Magdalena Lemańczyk
Subject(s): Politics, Geopolitics
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: Russian-German late resettlers; Spätaussiedler; migration; Germany; discrimination; war; Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russophobic war-related crimes took place in Germany. The incidents were aimed at Russians or people perceived as such. At that time, the Russian-German late resettlers Spätaussiedler also experienced discrimination, being stereotypically perceived as pro-Putin immigrants from post-Soviet countries. The article analyzes the escalation of anti-Russian prejudices and discrimination in Germany in 2022, also directed at Russian-German late resettlers, in the context of their migration history and sense of social integration.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 31
  • Page Range: 41-64
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: English
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