Organized Labor Migration of Vietnamese in Russia: History and Modernity

The article is devoted to the problem of attracting foreign labor force to the Russia from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) in the 1980s–2010s. It is noted that the most important aspects of this arge scientific topic should be considered the issues of labor and social integration of migrants into the Russian society, state policy in this area, the role of employers and society in the process of adaptation of arriving workers. The importance of historical experience is emphasized, proving that migration processes are an important attribute of the strategy for developing interaction between states. The thesis is substantiated that the Soviet practice of migration policy towards foreigners did not involve the simple involvement of Vietnamese migrants in the production process – they became members of interethnic labor collectives. However, in connection with the development of market relations in Russia, the Soviet experience was abandoned to the detriment of strengthening friendly ties between states.