Brain Drain versus Brain Gain: The Russian Intellectual Migration Trends.

The paper discusses the major trends of Russian intellectual migration. Analyzed and compared are both the intellectual migration from Russia to the West and the newly forming migration flow of scientists from the post-Soviet states to Russia. The authors intend to offer a comprehensive discussion of both positive and negative aspects of the intellectual migration for both the home and host countries of migrants. Special attention is to be given to the policy changes of the last two years in Russia, including the state program of compatriots’ repatriation, the liberalization of access to the Russian labor markets granted to the immigrants from the CIS countries and the adjustments in the legal position of labor migrants. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]