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The great Russian brain drain: At least 270 scientists and top university professors left Russia following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine (novayagazeta.eu)

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Half of the Russian scientists who left the country publicly opposed the invasion of Ukraine: they posted online and signed an open letter against the war. In the past 18 months, at least 21 Russian economists, 27 computer scientists, 34 physicists and mathematicians, 15 biologists, and 17 philologists left the country.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Article cites sources and figures- don't be swayed by casual dismissive comments here, e.g. for intro:

Novaya-Europe has identified at least 270 academic staff members of Moscow and St. Petersburg’s high-ranking universities who have left Russia since the Ukraine war broke out. Among them, 195 are considered Russian scientists, while the rest are foreigners.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Yes, there's a lot of evidence for a brain drain in Russia, and I'm afraid the country will suffer from this for decades to come, at a time when Putin will already be history. But the president knows that already it seems.