The Russian backlash against Central Asian guest workers in the wake of the Crocus City Hall terrorist atrocity threatens to drive out migrants and exacerbate Russia’s labour shortages, according to analysts. Veteran Russia expert Mark Galeotti was prominent in delivering this warning in an interview with RFE/RL published on March 26. Said Galeotti: “At the moment, Russia cannot afford to alienate and drive out these Central Asian workers—it needs them. It needs them to do the work that frankly, there aren’t Russians to do, or that Russians don’t want to do. “[…] there is a labour crisis: Betw…
