In 2022, Russia began the war in Ukraine. During this time, thousands of civilians were killed, dozens of cities and villages were destroyed, millions of people were forced to leave their homes. But the war forced not only Ukrainians to flee. During this time, hundreds of thousands of Russians have left Russia because they do not want to be part of a country that is an aggressor. Because this is not their war. One of the most popular destinations for Russian immigrants became Istanbul.
The shooting was carried out in autumn 2022.
Danya, 34 years old, artist from Moscow, arived in Turkey on September 11, 2022
Dasha, 25 years old, Irkutsk, worked as a business software sales manager, arrived in Istanbul in July 2022
Anton, a releasing director from Korolev, was on a business trip in Europe when partial mobilization was announced in September 2022. Instead of returning to Russia, he arrived in Istanbul on September 26
Elizaveta, 28 years old, lived in Moscow for 10 years, eco-activist, last year working in IT, arrived in Turkey at the beginning of October 2022
Evgenia, 30 years old, Domodedovo, lived in Moscow for the last three years, teacher of early preschool development, psychologist, left Russia at the end of April 2022
Artem, 29 years old, Perm, worked in Roscosmos, arrived in Istanbul on May 13, 2022
Lev, 37 years old, neurologist and chiropractor, Moscow, left Russia on September 28, 2022
Kirill, a history teacher from Moscow, arrived in Istanbul on September 21, 2022
Katya and Dima, Ekaterinburg, arrived in Istanbul in July 2022 with a dog and two cats
Ivan, 30 years old, Moscow, marine biologist, left Russia on February 28, 2022
Yaroslav, 24 years old, St. Petersburg, theater and film actor, left Russia at the end of September 2022
Nikita, 32 years old, lived in Moscow for the last 6 years, works in a consulting company, left Russia on October 22, 2022
Asiya (name changed), was in Egypt at the start of the war
Anisa, 24 years old, St. Petersburg, social media targetologist, student (at the time of moving) of the Theater Academy, arrived in Istanbul on March 13, 2022
Mikhail, 20 years old, programmer, originally from Aksai, Rostov region, left Russia on September 26, 2022
Ksyusha, 25 years old, Ulyanovsk, manicure master, left Russia on March 3, 2022
