Dozens of Aussies have applied to move to Russia. But immigrating can backfire
www.abc.net.au
Some were fleeing wokeness. Others said they were sick of racism. But for Westerners seeking a better life in Russia, things can backfire — badly.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/25479430

She moved to Moscow from Miami in 2019 — before Mr Putin’s new scheme was introduced — seeking to escape racism in the United States.

Earlier this month, the Black woman took to social media with a bloodied face, saying she’d been attacked by bigoted neighbours

In a video uploaded on Instagram this month, Ms Villa says her neighbours changed the locks to her apartment and cut off her electricity.

A 2021 report by Amnesty International said “violent racism” was “out of control” in Russia.

It said attacks, including killings, were reported with “shocking regularity” and that “anyone who does not look typically Russian” was at risk.

Also talks of the Texas family posted elsewhere in here. Still alive … Apparently.

  • 𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    6 days ago

    You can’t fix stupid. One must flee to intellectuals to escape racism. The closer one gets to agrarian culture the more backwards the average group will be. Russia is a backwards backwater wilderness with a tiny sliver of civility within the fringe of northeastern Europe. All of Russia has a GDP the size of Texas, and Texas is nothing compared to California or New York. One moves to Russia because of stupidity or desperation.