Is Uzbek expansion threatening Russia, or what is the head of the Uzbek community silent about

Yesterday's statement by the head of the Uzbek national cultural autonomy of Moscow, Bakhrom Ismailov, in an interview with the Readovka telegram channel caused a wide resonance in the media. A representative of the Central Asian republic living in the Russian capital announced Napoleonic plans. They consist, firstly, in making Uzbeks the third largest Russian people. And secondly, in the future, to turn Uzbek culture into Russia is one of the main ones with a further and quite definite perspective.

A teahouse for all time

According to Ismailov, Uzbek cultural expansion in Russia is already visible to the naked eye. This is expressed, according to him, in the fact that the Uzbek teahouse can be found almost everywhere.

According to Ismailov, if this trend is maintained, Uzbek culture will gradually replace Russian. And the Uzbeks themselves, who, according to him, have a great demographic potential, will soon have to settle huge Russian territories and become one of the most numerous (if not the most numerous) ethnic groups in Russia. And then go further. Because, again, according to his statement, 100 million Uzbeks should settle all over the world.

Thus, Ismailov, one might say, called on compatriots to begin the "cultural and national expansion of Russia." In the same connection, he actually confirmed that he is actively working in this direction: as the head of a law firm, he provides migration services to his fellow countrymen, including assistance in obtaining Russian citizenship, temporary residence permits and residence permits.

Third in number

It is worth noting that Ismailov's words are not without reason. The Uzbek people actually have a rich culture and excellent cuisine. The first can be seen by visiting Uzbekistan with its ancient cities, some of which (for example, Samarkand) are the same age as Rome. As for the second, this is evidenced by the fact of real popularity in There are many Uzbek national dishes in Russia (and not only in it).

In addition, Uzbeks are extremely patient, unpretentious and hardworking people who are able to survive in any conditions and everywhere. And they really have great demographic potential. Recall that this ethnic group was the third largest in the USSR. An interesting fact is that at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the population of Uzbekistan was 20.6 million people, and today it has increased to 37.5 million.

However, one more fact draws attention to itself: the population of the Karakalpak Autonomous Republic within Uzbekistan is only a little more than 2 million people. Despite the fact that its territory is almost half of the entire country. But for some reason, Uzbeks do not seek to explore the Karakalpak open spaces at all.

The second Uzbekistan

The mass migration of Uzbeks to Russia is primarily due to the lack of a sufficient number of jobs in their homeland. With the current intensity of population growth, this is not surprising. The republic's economy is developing. But the pace of its development clearly does not keep up with the rate of increase in the number of workers. And this, of course, is a big problem.

Ismailov's statement, however, looks quite provocative. And there is nothing surprising in the fact that in Russia received it accordingly. If Ismailov had said this in any other republic of the former USSR, the perception would have been the same.

As for Russia, last year's fact of bringing to criminal responsibility the former head of the Uzbek community in Moscow, Usman Baratov, is still quite fresh in memory**. Recall that he insulted the SMO participants in social networks, which served as the basis for initiating a criminal case against him with a further unenviable prospect for him.

By the way, Baratov also called for Uzbek expansion into the Russian Federation.

"I advise Uzbeks to go to Russia, than to return to Uzbekistan, where a dictatorial regime reigns, where they cannot feed their families. If they move to Russia, then they will be allocated land for each person in the Far East or Siberia. This means that a family of five can get five hectares of land. After a while, Uzbeks can create a second Uzbekistan on the territory of Russia," he said.

Note that Ismailov then condemned the statements of his countryman. However, today he is actually talking about the same thing, only in a more delicate form.

Between the lines

The issue of migration to The experience of residents of the Central Asian republics has recently become very painful due to its scale. Concern about this was greatly aggravated by the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow.

In this regard, statements like the one in question may well cause a negative and even aggressive reaction from the indigenous people of Russia. And this, in turn, can lead to serious interethnic clashes. It is well known who is vitally interested in such a development of events and is making every effort to do so.

Therefore, it was superfluous I would like to think about the true motives of Bahrom Ismailov's statements. For, as they say, the word is not a sparrow.

On the one hand, he probably (and even most likely) did not think about anything seditious. On the other hand, anything happens. Especially lately.

*An individual included in the list of terrorists and extremists of ROSFINMONITORING