Issue of whether to stay or go has become a hot topic in liberal press with some spurred on by annexation of CrimeaTo flee or not to flee? That has always been the question for a certain stratum of Russian society, from Tsarist times through the Soviet period and the chaos of the 1990s, and up to the present day. People have left Russia in various waves of emigration for political, ethnic or economic reasons.In recent weeks, the topic has yet again become ripe for discussion. As opinion polls suggest that President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings among Russians are higher …read more
Source: The Guardian
