Internal Migration Policy in the Southwestern Outskirts of the Russian Empire: The Way to Sovereignty
Journal: Migration law
Year: 2025

The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of the legal status of the southwestern territories (Left-Bank Ukraine, Little Russia and Crimea) as part of Russia. It is shown that these native Russian lands have been the object of the interests of our western neighbors and Turkey for several centuries, which, including them in their sphere of influence, infringed on the interests of the local population, forcing them to turn to Russia for help. The authors show that in order to return the south