Russia's Demographics, Is the Boat Sinking Again? - Secrieru, Stanislav (Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, 2015)
The record high outflow of capital from Russia in 2014 is the most obvious consequence of the Kremlin's military intrusion into Ukraine. But it is not only investors who resent the regional security crisis and economic uncertainty. Preliminary data for 2014 and early 2015 show that Russian citizens are leaving the country in greater numbers, while Russia does not attract as many migrants as before. Shrinking human capital, coupled with a massive cash exodus will, if they continue for a long period, weaken the Russian economy and might shatter its power position in the post-Soviet neighbourhood