Three months ago, Sonya, a 25-year-old who works at a major mobile gaming company and moonlights as a tutor, made one of the toughest decisions of her life: She left Russia.
She had an old but cozy communal apartment with her boyfriend and two other roommates in Moscow’s city center, a tight-knit group of friends, and spent several days a week taking classes at a local dance academy—her lifelong passion.
“It’s my home. My family, friends are there. My whole life. How can you possibly abandon all these things?" she told Fortune.
But like countless other young educated Russians, Sonya, who asked that only her first name be used, packed her bags and fled the country after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
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WNU Editor: Russians emigrating out of Russia is nothing new. My cousin's daughter asked for my help a few weeks ago to sponsor her immigration application to Canada (I said yes). What is different is that since the start of the war the numbers are higher, and those who are leaving are much younger.
But starting a new life in another country is no easy task, especially since sanctions have cut-off any financial resources that Russian immigrants may have back home. Many countries in the West are also now in a recession, and well paying jobs are in short supply.
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