Identity and citizenship from the bottom up in Crimea and Moldova
In Moldova, the number of dual citizens has risen exponentially in the last decades. Before annexation, many saw Russia as granting citizenship to – or passportizing – large numbers in Crimea. In this talk, I interrogate why these communities engage with dual citizenship and how this intersects, or not, with identity. I explore how and why Russian citizenship was largely and surprisingly absent in Crimea before annexation, compare it with the strong presence of Romanian citizenship in Moldova, and explore how far identity helps explain this difference.
Date: 23 January 2023, 17:00 (Monday, 2nd week, Hilary 2023)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Nissan Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Dr Eleanor Knott (LSE)
Part of: Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre Monday Seminar
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Daniel Burton