Relocation from Russia to Georgia: Environmentalists in Exile

Abstract

This analytical review is dedicated to Russian civil society in exile in Georgia, an ongoing story of relocation due to internal repressions in Russia, laws affecting NGOs and freedom of speech, the war in Ukraine, and the military draft in Russia. We briefly highlight the whole range of Russian relocants' activities in Georgia, yet focus in depth on environmental activism. Based on our informants' environmental biographies in Russia and in Georgia, we determine and highlight activists' categories, as well as analyzing their motivations and repertoire of collective action.