01995nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245012700055210006900182300001100251490000600262520130400268653001901572653001501591653002801606653001101634653001201645100002101657856012301678       2018                        eng d  a2300-168200aRussian Migrant Journalists in Ukraine After the EuroMaidan: From ‘Middling Transnationals’ to ‘Voluntary Exiles’?0 aRussian Migrant Journalists in Ukraine After the EuroMaidan From  a91-1040 v73 a<p>Numerous Russian media professionals have moved to Ukraine in the last decade. These migrants can be seen as contemporary mobile, highly skilled, transnationally connected professionals who made a lifestyle choice by relocating to Ukraine. However, after the EuroMaidan, their move has also become increasingly political. Drawing upon a series of interviews with Russian media professionals living and working in Ukraine &ndash; and addressing their social relationships, professional practices and thoughts on return migration &ndash; I analyse the ways in which the lifestyles of these &lsquo;middling transnationals&rsquo; can be affected by the political tensions between host and home countries. This paper draws upon the idea of transnational ties being not necessarily durable and supportive but, rather, flexible and multi-directional. I argue that the annexation of Crimea and the armed conflict in Donbas have altered migrants&rsquo; cross-border connections with Russia; however, instead of tying them to a place and excluding them from global networks, it might also push them towards inhabiting multiple transnational spaces. These observations highlight the political dimension of &lsquo;middling transnationalism&rsquo; which is usually not considered in migration scholarship.</p>10aarmed conflict10aEuroMaidan10amiddling transnationals10aRussia10aUkraine1 aMalyutina, Darya  uhttps://ceemr.uw.edu.pl/content/russian-migrant-journalists-ukraine-after-euromaidan-middling-transnationals-voluntary