Issuance of Russian citizenship: To whom and why now is the second. The question is obtaining Russian citizenship. Today, on my way to meet you, I read that today one of Tajikistan's ministers announced that Russia has issued Russian citizenship to 800 thousand Tajiks over the past 10 years. The question is - why? There is no answer to this question. I can tell you my point of view. To report on Russia's population, it is convenient for certain officials to receive a population influx, which they define as the quality of their work. You see, Russia's population is not decreasing or is even growing. That is, every year 80 thousand people receive Russian citizenship. For this purpose, a Russian agreement was signed and there is an agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on the simplified acquisition of Russian citizenship. Question - maybe the official checked a box for work. But why does Russia, motherland, need this? Labor migration is one thing. Watch the full video