As a result of Russia's war with Ukraine, not only are Ukrainians fleeing their country for safety, Russians are leaving their own country in search of safety also. As the few stories in this article illustrate, there are multiple reasons why Russians are leaving home including fears of government persecution for speaking out, potentially being drafted to fight in a war they disagree with, and job instability. Georgia is the main country where a lot of Russians are fleeing to, as Georgia shares a large land border with Russia, there is no extradition from Georgia, and Russian passport holders can stay for up to a year without a visa. One story is of a man who is a political journalist who worked for some opposition publications. He was in Armenia when his father told him that the Moscow police were looking for him, and since President Vladimir Putin introduced a new law that means he could face 15 years in prison for calling the war a war, he decided to move to Georgia for now because there was no extradition there.
By: Madelyn Milowski
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