Who does Russia want to say ‘compatriot’?
The concept of “compatriot” is clarified for the law in support of compatriots abroad
Russia Proposed to the State Duma the law The draft proposes to recognize only those who know Russian as “compatriots”.
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The law The project of the Duma works with the CIS, integration into Eurasia and Prepared by Konstantin Zatulin, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Relations with Compatriots.
It is mentioned in the clarification documents that, “the law The project addresses shortcomings in the unsubstantiated broad interpretation of the concept of ‘compatriot’. Especially offered that, only Russia persons living abroad who know Russian and historically belong to the peoples living in the territory of Russia and let their descendants be considered “compatriots.” As well as with Russia, “religious, cultural and in favor of legal relations free Those whose relatives were born or live in the Russian Federation should be awarded this title.
Russian language criteria
The concept of “compatriot” is clarified for the law in support of compatriots abroad. Current Time notes that, this law is any special right and not obligations, only Russians who do not live in Russia and determines the policy of those who left the former USSR.
Under current law, both Russian citizens and those living abroad, as well as those from the former Soviet republics and their children are considered “compatriots”. Now the Russian language is an important criterion for them.
The law also stipulates that “the people who form the state” (Russians) and “Belarus in connection with the people who formed the state and Ukraine Representatives of the peoples ”is proposed.
The concept of “people forming the state” during the discussion of amendments to the constitution national caused criticism from the representatives of the republics and as a result it was not accepted.