The ‘russian Street’. The Place and Significance of Immigrants From the Former USSR in Israel
The ‘russian Street’. The Place and Significance of Immigrants From the Former USSR in Israel

Author(s): Marek Matusiak
Subject(s): Social history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Socio-Economic Research, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: Russian Street; aliyah; Israeli society; Jewishness; Historical memory; political life; Russian Israel; foreign policy; socio-economic status of Russian-speaking Israelis;
Summary/Abstract: The arrival of more than one million immigrants from the former USSR, back in the 1990s and post-2000, has resulted in a surge in Israel’s demographic and economic potential, sealed the domination of right‑wing parties on the Israeli political scene and in public discourse, left its mark on Israel’s historical policy, and finally, contributed a new language and previously unfamiliar customs to the country’s cultural mosaic.

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