‘Going away on foot’ once again: the revival of temporary labour migration from Russia's Dagestan

Edward Holland and Eldar Eldarov

Central Asian Survey, 2012, vol. 31, issue 4, 379-393

Abstract: This article addresses temporary labour migration – known in Russian as otkhodnichestvo (going away on foot) – from the Russian republic of Dagestan. The discussion is situated within reviews of current work on migration in the former Soviet Union, push-pull factors determining migration behaviour in the North Caucasus, and the historical importance of otkhodnichestvo in imperial Russia and the USSR. The paper then turns to the results of a census conducted in summer 2006, which found that most migrants come from Dagestan's mountainous southwest, frequently obtain work at locations characterized by economic growth and high pay, and rely on ethnic or communal networks as a basis for choosing employment sector and destination when searching for work.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2012.739819

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