Priorities of external labour migration in Russia: a historical overview from the imperial past to the period of COVID-19 pandemic
The article describes the liberal features of immigration in the early periods of the state development and in the initial period of the post-Soviet era, and the subsequent formation of a stable paradigm of restrictions based on preferences for skilled workers and on curbing mass migration. The coronavirus crisis in Western countries is characterized by massive reimmigration of foreigners. In Russia, due to the closure of borders and the strict quarantine regime, a significant excess of labor immigration from the Central Asian countries is observed.