300,000 Russians have migrated to Serbia since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine started nearly 11 months in the past
This yr Russian immigrants are entering the festive spirit forward of Orthodox Christmas day which is widely known on January seventh.
The vacation is in most cases a low-key affair in Russia, however in Belgrade, arrangements are in complete swing.
“It will be something new. But we have face time and of course, we will call them, our families. But it’s sad, to be so far away from our families and that’s the reality of emigration, unfortunately,” stated Yulia Slavina, a Russian citizen in Belgrade.
Many have complained that aircraft tickets are too pricey this yr for family members to make the shuttle.
But the ones fortunate sufficient to go back and forth are gearing up for an unseasonably heat Christmas.
“This is rather unusual for me that there is no snow at all, of course, and a rather warm weather, because in St. Peterburgh now it’s minus 10 (degrees Celsius)” stated Ekaterina Kunickaya, any other Russian lady residing in Belgrade.
In short-sleeved T-shirts, those settlers are taking part in the nice and cozy entrance sweeping throughout central Europe and the Balkans.
Temperatures are set for a gentle 12 levels this weekend, with snow now not forecast in Belgrade till January 23.
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