ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on polar migration and the everyday life of migrants from Azerbaijan, as well as demographic changes in the Arctic cities. It highlights the plural process of migration and question trajectories that, although they are not statistically representative, deserve to be addressed because of their specific history of connections with the Russian Arctic since the creation of the great Soviet polar cities. The chapter analyses the migration process from the Republic of Azerbaijan, a state rich in oil and hydrocarbons, yet unable to fulfil its role as a state ensuring social protections for its people and satisfying the demands of the internal job market. In terms of migration flows, the South Caucasus countries do not top the list: the Central Asian countries remain the main providers of manpower to Russia. Nevertheless, migration from Azerbaijan is interesting to study and its long time-period allows one to provide a perspective on several generations of migrants.
