Should I Stay or Should I Go?
The choice to escape an oppressive regime by leaving one’s country invariably provokes a great deal of self-righteousness among regime opponents who leave and those who remain. The bitter rift that often develops between people who should be on the same side but made different existential choices is a victory for such regimes.
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NEW YORK – It is not exactly clear how many Russians have left their country since the beginning of the war on Ukraine. Some say more than a million, some say less. But sheer numbers may be less important than the caliber of many leavers. They are among the most highly educated Russians: writers, computer scientists, journalists, filmmakers, musicians, academics, actors, and so on.