Kazakhstan: a local music group sends a song to Russians fleeing the mobilization
Russians fleeing the partial mobilization, at a public service center in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, September 27, 2022. AP - Vladimir Tretyakov
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Kazakhstan is one of the main host countries for Russians fleeing the partial mobilization decreed on September 21: 100,000 Russians entered the country in 15 days, according to the Kazakh immigration services.
This flood causes some concern on the part of the local population.
To avoid misunderstandings, a group of musicians from the Russian minority in Kazakhstan decided to send them a song.
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“
I'm going to go somewhere far from the army recruitment office, far from mobilization…
”: this is how
the song of the group Orystar show begins,
a group of musicians belonging to the Russian minority in
Kazakhstan
.
In a light tone, they call on newcomers to love and respect their host country, where “
Azeris and Armenians live side by side
” or “
Russians and Ukrainians
”.
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The message of the song is the following: it goes without saying that we will welcome you, but you must understand that this country is different, that it is not Russia
, explains Sergei Zakora, one of the musicians of the group. .
The Kazakhs have mixed feelings about this: they are a very welcoming people, it is in their DNA, they are always friendly, but this is the first time such a situation has happened and it people have to acclimatise.
»
Tensions in real estate
One hundred thousand arrivals of young men in less than two weeks do not go unnoticed.
This creates tensions in particular in real estate.
“
It is very noticeable in the streets of Almaty
…
There
are a lot of requests for apartments and hotels.
In the north of the country, near the border, in some cities, there is downright overpopulation: it is impossible to rent an apartment or find a hotel room
, ”says the musician.
The Kazakh Interior Ministry announces that it has strengthened its public security system by deploying more police units in high-traffic areas.
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