To Russia with(out) love: Ukrainian war refugees migrating to the land of the aggressor

Russia's full-scale war on Ukraine has caused the largest refugee crisis of the twenty-first century, with many Ukrainians fleeing to Russia, the very country waging war against them. Drawing on critical cultural and post-colonial theories, we contrast Russia's portrayal of wartime forced...

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Published inCommunication and critical/cultural studies Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 220 - 240
Main Authors Pyatovskaya, Evgeniya, Khrebtan-Hörhager, Julia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 03.04.2025
Subjects
critical cultural studies
migration
Refugee
Russia-Ukraine war
Russian neo-imperialism
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Summary:Russia's full-scale war on Ukraine has caused the largest refugee crisis of the twenty-first century, with many Ukrainians fleeing to Russia, the very country waging war against them. Drawing on critical cultural and post-colonial theories, we contrast Russia's portrayal of wartime forced migration with the personal accounts of Ukrainian refugees. We demonstrate how Russia's ideological opposition to the West, rooted in the Soviet Union era, its exploitation of the shared history and cultural ties with Ukraine, and its manipulation of refugee and temporary asylum statuses impact current refugee flows and the lived experiences of Ukrainians seeking refuge in Russia.
ISSN:1479-1420
1479-4233
DOI:10.1080/14791420.2025.2503822