Migration and ethnic diversity in the Soviet and Post-Soviet space
Journal: London School of Economics and Political Science Theses Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Year: 2018

This thesis examines the migration patterns shown in the Soviet Union and its successor countries during the late- and post-Soviet periods. I begin by constructing a comprehensive dataset regarding the net migration of major ethnic groups before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and then investigate how migration, ethnic diversity, and conflict at the end of the Soviet period affected one another.&#13;\nThe Soviet Union was a multi-ethnic state where members of its diverse ethnic group