PROBLEMS OF REFUGEES FROM THE NEAR ABROAD IN DEFINING THEIR LEGAL STATUS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The article is devoted to the problem of defining the legal status of forced migrants from post-Soviet countries. The article analyzes different ways for their legalization on the territory of Russian Federation and the main deficiencies in Russian migration legislation, that are outdated и need to be corrected in accordance to new socio-political realities on the post-Soviet space. Particular attention is paid to the legal solutions to problems, that the refugees face in the Russian Federation