Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary: Nearly a Million Tajiks Have Taken Russian Citizenship Affecting Both Countries
July 24, 2026
July 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on July 23, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Nearly a Million Tajiks Have Taken Russian Citizenship Affecting Both Countries
Executive Summary:
* More than 800,000 Tajiks have acquired Russian citizenship over the last decade. Most have taken advantage of the right to . . .
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Nearly a Million Tajiks Have Taken Russian Citizenship Affecting Both Countries
Executive Summary:
* More than 800,000 Tajiks have acquired Russian citizenship over the last decade. Most have taken advantage of the right to . . .