The regular flow of migrants from Central Asian countries and the frequent representatives of the Caucasian diasporas in the largest cities of the country give the impression that in a couple of decades, Russia risks losing its original culture.
The flows of migrants.
The problems in the work of the Russian Migration Service are not a secret. Illegals have recently decreased, but the problem has not been completely solved. In addition, a variety of migration restrictions also affect repatriates (Russians from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and other countries of the near abroad) who wish to return to their historical homeland.
A significant part of migrant workers comes to Russia from the Muslim countries of Central Asia. First of all, these are Tajiks, Uzbeks of Kyrgyzstan. However, do not equate the problems of migration and Islamization. Of course, the vast majority of migrants from Central Asia are Muslim by origin, but the fact that these people attend a mosque, read the Qur'an and do not drink alcohol is hardly a threat to the indigenous population of Russia. In addition, a significant part of foreign workers are Muslims formally and do not spend time in prayers at all.
Muslims of Russia.
About 10% of the indigenous inhabitants of Russia profess Islam. In numerical terms, approximately 14-15 million people. These people did not come to Russia from distant countries, they lived for many generations in the Muslim regions of Russia - Ingushetia, Chechnya, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, Bashkiria, Tatarstan. Do not forget that Russia is not only Moscow with its surroundings. The Caucasus, the Volga region, the Urals, Siberia and the Far East with numerous indigenous peoples living there are all also Russia.
In the USSR, the percentage of Muslims was even higher. The indigenous peoples of the Union were also Azerbaijanis, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, Turkmens, Tajiks. However, the problems of Islamization in society were not observed.
It is necessary to accept the fact that Islam is also part of Russian culture. If historically in central Russia mainly Orthodox Russians lived, then in the Urals, Siberia and the Caucasus, for example, initially the main population was Turkic, Finno-Ugric and other peoples who professed Islam, Buddhism and other local beliefs.
