Majority residents major cities daily meet with Tajiks who work in our country for various construction sites, in minibuses, markets and other places. However, few people know how these people live in their homeland in Tajikistan. This post will tell you about the life of Tajiks in their native lands.

Here it is worth making a clarification that this happened in October 2014, when the ruble was already depreciating, but not so rapidly.

We were running out of water supplies. Nearby, the Pyanj River roared and seethed, but its waters were painfully muddy. And besides, we were told that it is better not to approach the river - after all, the border with Afghanistan.

In a small village, we stopped at an inconspicuous and only shop in the hope of finding at least some water for sale. But the store sold everything wrong - carpets, mattresses and kurpachi. They also sold washing powder and toothpaste and there was no water. Behind the counter stood and was embarrassed, lowering her black eyes, a girl of about thirteen, who spoke Russian very poorly.

We had a dialogue like this:
- Where can you buy drinking water in your village?
- Water is possible, a stream - and the girl showed her hand somewhere to the northeast.
Quite logical. Water is not for sale because there are mountain streams. Why didn't we think of it right away?
- Do you have a canteen or cafe where you can eat?
- Eat? Can! Dad is coming to eat!

The girl confidently led me through the gate into the yard. She walked and looked back all the time, smiled embarrassedly and seemed to be afraid that I would stop following. We passed some vegetable gardens, a field with potatoes, a large parking lot with a ditch and an old UAZ car under a tree. At the end of a large area that was larger than the standard football field, whitewashed one-story house.

The girl went into the house and called the father of the family - Davladbek Bayrambekov. Davladbek spoke Russian well, so our conversation began traditionally:
- Where are you from Moscow, what area? I went to Red Square, I remember it was cold.
It is worth noting here that all adult Tajik men with whom we communicated anywhere - everyone has been to Moscow at least once and everyone has worked somewhere. Everything! The statistic is 100%. That is, they were our guests, even if we are not famous for hospitality. And we don't have them.

We met, began to talk about our journey, and that we were looking for water in the store in the village. Davladbek laughed, invited us to the house for tea and explained that we no longer needed to go that day, because his wife was already preparing dinner, and after dinner the weather would deteriorate and it would rain. And that sleeping in tents in the rain is a dubious pleasure.

Of course, we agreed to tea, but we politely refused to stay the night, citing a strong delay in the travel schedule.

After our trip, I can responsibly declare that Tajiks are very hospitable people. In Russia, they are completely different from those at home. In Moscow, these quiet and sometimes downtrodden guys behave quieter than water, lower than grass, but at home everything is different - a guest is always a great joy for them. Any owner of the house considers it his duty to accept and tasty treat the guest.

Each house has a large room called "Mehmonhona", designed specifically for receiving guests. Family holidays and weddings are also celebrated here.

A tablecloth called “dostarkhan” is laid on the floor. Big role tea is played at feasts. The youngest man pours it. They drink, as is customary, from a bowl, which you need to take only right hand, and keep the left on the right side of the chest.

An interesting fact is that the pourer pours the first bowl of any drink not to someone, but to himself. All this is just a custom, so that others are convinced that there is no poison in the drink. In normal Everyday life the eldest of the family takes food first, but when there is a guest in the house, this honor is given to the guest.

Tajiks sit on the floor, covered with beautiful carpets and mattresses stuffed with cotton or cotton, which are called kurpaches. According to their rules, you can not sit with your legs extended forward or to the side. Lying down is also indecent.

Portrait of a young Davladbek during his service in the Soviet army.

The main cell that forms a person is the family. Tajik families are large, with an average of five or six or more people. Children are taught unquestioning obedience and respect for elders and parents.

IN rural areas girls do not complete more than eight grades. After all, according to tradition, a woman does not need to be educated at all. Her destiny is to be a wife and mother. For Tajik girls, it is very scary and shameful to be a "peregrine". Not getting married on time is worse than the worst nightmare.

Household work is also done by women. It is shameful for a man to do such work. Traditionally, for the first six months, a young wife cannot leave her husband's house and cannot visit her parents.

We talked over tea. Davladbek said that Tajiks love Russians, and Russians treat them well. Then we asked about work. It turns out that in the mountainous villages of Tajikistan there is no work for money at all. Well, except for doctors and teachers, although their salaries are ridiculous. Every doctor and teacher has his own garden and keeps cattle to feed his family - there is no other way. In order to somehow live, all adult men go to work on the "mainland".

So we smoothly switched to the topic of the mechanism for delivering guest workers to Russia. After all, the entire male population of a sunny country cannot take and go to work with us when they don’t even have money for a ticket ...

Davladbek told us about the “companies”. Representatives of large “companies” (which we did not understand exactly) regularly come to all villages, even the most distant ones, who recruit representatives of various professions to work in Russia. Each candidate signs a contract. Then these same “companies” send Tajiks to Russia for their own money and get them a job. But at the same time, for the first month, each guest worker does not receive any money - he gives his entire salary to the same “company” for his transfer to Russia.

Tajiks spend their last month's salary on a ticket home to their family. Because of this, it turns out that going for less than a year does not make sense.

Davladbek is a professional welder. He officially works at a construction site in Yekaterinburg, has everything Required documents, registration, permits and references. In 2014, his salary was 25,000 rubles, of which about 19,000 went for housing, food and travel. Davladbek sent about $200 monthly to his family in Tajikistan, and this was quite enough for his family to buy everything they needed, which is not possible to produce on their own in the village.

Having enjoyed tea and treats, we were about to go further, but Davladbek suggested going to the water mill, which he built himself. We became interested, and we went somewhere up the mountain stream.

The metal structure in the photograph is part of a ditch that circles the hills and runs through the villages downstream of the Pyanj. A fragment of a huge irrigation system built back in the days of the Soviet Union and still working today. Excess water from the canal system is discharged into mountain streams using manual metal gates.

And here is the mill. Although it is not as beautiful as we imagined, it is a real technology museum. The design of the mill is the same as it was a thousand years ago!

Water from a mountain stream enters the mill through turbine conduits through a wooden channel.

Water transfers hydropower to the water wheel and spins it. Thus, a large round stone is spun, into the center of which grain is fed through a mechanical separator. The grain falls under the stone and is ground, and the centrifugal force pushes the finished product - flour - to the consumer.

Residents from neighboring villages. They bring their grain and also make flour from which they then bake bread. Davladbek does not take money for this. Residents themselves, as they see fit, leave a small amount of flour in gratitude. The door to the mill is always open.

Here it is, an ingenious hydraulic structure of the XXI century!

Davladbek was right. Heavy, gray clouds hung from the gorge, and soon we were chased away by the gathering pace of rain. The fog descended almost to the very village, it became dank and chilly. The thought of spending the night in a tent set off a chain reaction of pimply goosebumps all over my body.
- Don't stop, go through the house. Dinner is ready, - Davladbek said - spend the night at home today. Get enough sleep. Tomorrow morning with the sun, you will go well.

Davladbek was right once again. We stayed overnight. I want to say thanks a lot Davladbek and his whole family for giving us shelter! In the morning it froze well, and until the sun rose, it was quite chilly. I was able to get a good feel for this by running in a T-shirt to the toilet, which was located in the far corner of a huge area.

We had breakfast. Davladbek's children said goodbye to us and ran off to school. The school was in a neighboring village.

Upstream of the river, fifteen kilometers from Ishkoshim were the ruins of an old fortress from the 3rd century. Until recently, there was a frontier post in the ruins of an old fortress.

Afghan houses and fields can be seen to the left behind the narrow gorge of the river.

Externally, the life of the Afghans is no different from the Tajik side. Unless there are paved roads. Previously, these lands belonged to one people.

You should not assume that all Tajiks live like the heroes of our reportage. We lived in a Pamiri house, a hundred meters from the border, far from major cities. In the modern world, the inhabitants of Tajikistan began to build their lives in the image of the West. However, there are still many families that value their traditions.

Recently I called Davladbek and congratulated him on the New Year. He asked how his health and family were when he was going to visit us in Russia in Yekaterinburg again. I thought of visiting him there, bringing photographs from the Pamirs, seeing how he lives with us in Russia, and comparing. Davladbek said that now a visa to Russia has become even more expensive, and work has become cheaper, and so far he cannot say when he will come again. But he promised that he would definitely come back)

Tajiks come to us not from a good life. It seems to me that no Pamiri would ever trade his mountains for dusty Moscow. Going to work, they do not see their relatives, their children for months and sometimes years.

Now I often pay attention to the Tajiks in Moscow. I immediately remember Davladbek, his house, his family, his hospitality and his mill. I'm talking to my janitors and vendors in the tent. At first they look away in disbelief, as they are used to being noticed only by the police, but then they are very happy when they find out that I have been to their homeland, which I really liked there. And then it's my turn to ask:
- Where are you from, what area?

Aminjon Abdurahimov was born in Tajikistan. At the moment, she has been studying in St. Petersburg for 4 years. He entered the Tajik presidential quota and is studying in St. Petersburg at the expense of his state. Now he is finishing his 4th year, and then he plans to continue his studies in the magistracy. ru_open spoke about his impressions upon arrival in Russia:

First day in Russia
We flew to St. Petersburg with the guys with whom we entered the university. They didn’t know where to go, what to do, they figured it out on their own. Oriented quickly.

We looked at people, and people did not pay any attention to us, as if you do not exist and no one cares about you. To some extent, this is even good, they don’t look askance at you, perceiving you as an ordinary person.

I did not experience a culture shock, because I knew a lot about Russia, Russia was not a discovery for me.

As a result, Russia has become a second home for me: I speak Russian, I think in Russian, not forgetting my native Takjik (Persian) language.

First impressions of Peter
They were amazing. These rivers in the middle of the city, this architecture, each house is so unique, they do not repeat among themselves, and all this architecture and history that are in these walls, patterns on houses ... I was crazy about all this!

About the stereotype about Tajiks who can’t do anything and come to work in Russia as laborers
It's a stereotype, it's wrong. Our people know everything. If they did not know how to do everything, they would not have come here as laborers. The bottom line is that the bulk of the population that comes to Russia to earn money are people who live in villages for whom there is not enough work space in the city.

Our economy does not yet allow us to provide for all our families. And we love our family very much. IN large families not a single one is abandoned, some of them come here and work for their family. The fact that our people appreciate their family, in whatever difficult situation it may be, I am proud of it.

I try to break the prevailing stereotypes in my social activities. Our people can do a lot, but not everyone has the opportunity to show themselves here. They can work as some kind of managers, architects, and so on. But they are not allowed here.

Russian girls
If I had a Russian girlfriend, I would have reacted normally to this. Russian and Russian. Russian girls are beautiful too.

Cultural connection with Russia
We have general history, we have a common past, I always remember this and try to remind my associates, friends, younger brothers and sisters so that they also know about it. Our countries are very good friends with Russia.

How Russia and Russians are treated in Tajikistan
The Russians are treated very well. In each of our yards there are one or two aunts, uncles, grandmothers, grandfathers who are Russian. They have remained since the days of the USSR. They always gave us sweets or something else: we liked to play near their yard, to make some noise. There are no divisions.

I am grateful to my Russian teachers. I still communicate with them. I am grateful for my education, they told me at school that I needed to study, although at that time I did not understand this.

Back in school days, the guys from school and I participated in one very wonderful program that we had on television every month. It was called "Tajikistan and Russia - two halves of one soul." It was a quiz on topics about the Second World War, on the history of Russia and Tajikistan, common architecture, culture and other things that connect our countries.

We participated in this every month and were glad that we contribute to common culture Russia and Tajikistan.

Russian cuisine in Tajikistan
We all eat borscht, eat dumplings. They don't eat a lot of cabbage soup, it rarely happens.

And in Russia, on the contrary, everyone loves pilaf, by the way.

The difference in culture and everyday life between Russia and Tajikistan
There is no big difference. Many of us also wear European clothes. The people who live in the capital and big cities, speak Russian. Russian is a second language for us, so many Tajiks know Russian very well. Once in our big cities, you will be very surprised. You can safely leave the airport and start speaking Russian.

Any person can meet you, speak Russian, answer, show the way. If necessary, give you a ride. If you are hungry and have nowhere to stay, they will offer you to stay with them, drink tea, have dinner together. And only then they let you go. We have such a custom of culture. You can try, you won't regret it.

For what I am grateful to Russia
The first thing I am grateful to Russia and St. Petersburg for is that they gave me new opportunities for self-realization, in order to show myself. There are a lot of those things where you can prove yourself, show, because it was here that I was able to show my leadership qualities. Here I was able to develop my creative talents, which later helped me a lot. Well, and, of course, education.

Education in Russia
Education in Russia is slightly better than in Tajikistan. We also have good universities but I wanted something new. The further you get from your homeland, the more you want to return.

Aminjon Abdurahimov is very active in terms of public life, and today has a considerable "track record": he heads the Youth Society of Students of Tajikistan in St. Petersburg. Member of the AIS of Russia. One of the leaders of the All-Russian Interethnic Youth Union of the Russian Federation, president of the Council of Foreign Students in his university. The winner of the competition among universities "Golden Autumn", held in Ivanovo in November 2016, where he became "the best foreign student in Russia". In St. Petersburg, he received the title "Student of the Year - 2016" in connection with his active work on interethnic relations. Winner of the international competition "Multifaceted Petersburg".

I witnessed an ugly (in my opinion) scene, when at the bus stop under a canopy 4 young Tajiks were lounging on chairs (working at a construction site), and 2 elderly women were standing in the rain. None of those seated even made an attempt to give them a seat. On what traditions are modern Tajiks brought up? One gets the impression that, when crossing the border of Russia, visitors from Central Asia Are there only instincts left?

• Who can protect us women from such a boorish attitude of migrants?

Because they have arrived from another culture. It would be strange to approach them accordingly with our standards, with our traditions. Of course, women should give way. Of course, you can not sit when a woman is standing next to you. And a dozen different others "of course." But the thing is, it's only for us Europeans, these things and in general all this behavior is taken for granted. Granted. And the usual rules of courtesy - they us familiar because it European rules. The countries of Central Asia have completely different traditions. To start at least with the fact that they were brought up, from childhood, on Islam, and not on Christianity. A woman in Islam is a second-class creature and often has no rights at all. Yes, it seems wild to us - well, it is us it seems so. And they grew up on this, and it seems strange to them just is our attitude, our traditions, our moral standards. We consider it indecent to burp at the table and lick your fingers - and in the East not to burp after a meal and not lick your fingers will be a sign of disrespect for the owner: he fed the guests badly, tastelessly. And which tradition is "correct"? No, both have the right to exist. In one culture, one tradition is more familiar, in another, another. Returning to the mentioned Tajiks: the fact that they did not give way to a woman does not at all mean some kind of conscious neglect, conscious disrespect, or something like that. They just didn't think of it. This is not rude at all - this is ignorance. They have in Tajikistan, like many other places, this is how they live. It is impossible to instantly adjust to a foreign culture, despite the fact that the initial level of education of those who go to Russia to earn money in jobs that are not the most prestigious, we must agree, is also low. Moreover, no one is specifically engaged in such an "educational program" - neither from their side, nor from ours. Well, what do you want from yesterday's dekhans?

It seems to me completely wrong to judge the whole nation by 4 people. Is it possible to talk about the whole nation if you met only those of its representatives who did not find application for their mind, knowledge, skills in their homeland and left to work in another country? And even they are all different, not to mention all the people. If you think like this, then foreigners have the right to judge negatively about the entire Russian people, seeing tourists reveling in freebies in Turkey, or to judge, meeting criminal subjects, or to judge all the women of Russia by individual priestesses of love, who simply flooded some countries. You should never generalize. Well, now, in essence, these 4 people of eastern nationality, who could very well be Tajiks, most likely did not give way to women because they did not receive proper education in their family. By the way, I was here in Russia just now, so not a single man gave me a seat and did not help with a heavy suitcase.)

How Tajiks treat Russian girls

Vladlena is dating a Tajik. The guy is very well-mannered and delicate. But the Russian girl has doubts: what if the relationship of the Tajik is not so right?

From the first lines of this publication, I have to remind you that you have no right to incite ethnic hatred.

Let's already learn not to put insulting stamps on everyone who is not Russian.

Tajiks are overly industrious brothers who are distinguished by cheerful good nature.

With the greatest difficulty, I managed to include in the discussion a girl who, like Vladlena, is dating a Tajik.

She agreed to answer the question.

I am Margot. 24 - according to the passport. 25 - in psychology.

People are so tired of the dullness of everyday life that they are given sensations, gossip and stupid conversation.

This is exactly what we are doing now.

Tajiks treat Russian girls to the extent of their upbringing, and not a biased perception of personality.

Many people call them "stalkers".

And how do you call yourself?

My Tajik boyfriend builds our relationship without embarrassment that I am a Russian young lady.

I do not feel any difference between a bouquet of flowers and an invitation to a cafe - if only a well-bred Russian youth were in his place.

And again the question “stunk”: what are you missing, Russians?

Or does Margot like "darker"?

No, ghouls, our acquaintance took place absolutely by chance, when my Tajik was just returning from the stall.

A white-toothed smile, no hints of fleeting intimacy, drunkenness and rudeness.

Yes, I had to get used to his accent a bit. He must have gotten used to it too.

The relations of Tajiks, who are not obsessed with the nation, are built on the conviction that he is confronted by a Russian woman who is no different from humble Tajik women.

Of course, among any diaspora there are nasty people.

And now I don't want to blame anyone for anything.

That is why we live in such a hostile way that we do not see the prospects for serious and pure relations with those who speak broken Russian.

Please love good people, no matter what nationality.

And let's end this conversation.

Margo from Moscow.

The material was prepared by me - Edwin Vostryakovsky.

How do Tajiks, Chechens treat Russian girls?

Russian girls are not very suitable for marriage, because they are not culturally educated enough, I repeat the words of one of my acquaintances, from one of the fraternal southern republics. I used to work on construction sites with fraternal peoples, fellow countrymen Rakhmonov, Karimov and Petrosyan. Sometimes they get married in a civil marriage, and then it turns out that he already has a family at home. Therefore, advice to girls, if love has appeared, check the documents. I haven’t met anyone from Chechnya at construction sites, they are now on physical work like they don't exist. Under the USSR, I remember there were many Chechen builders, they built cowsheds on our farm. There was no time for locals, they did not keep up, under the USSR everyone worked, so they were hired. They did a good job and were treated well. I remember we even played volleyball with them on the school playground. However, at that time the upbringing was different, the communists promoted friendship and brotherhood. Now I can’t say anything about the Chechens, about the attitude towards women. Everything has changed, and a new generation has grown up. Kindness, together with the USSR, was left far behind, we are increasingly immersed in the laws of the jungle and capitalism - "eat, otherwise they will eat you."

Every reasonable parent should explain to their daughters that it is not worth dealing with representatives of these nationalities. The example given by gudroni is quite real, I've heard of worse cases. But even if a Muslim marries a Russian, over time he will leave her anyway, and there will be a war because of the children. One woman I know had a Caucasian husband who waited until his son was 7 years old and fled with him to his homeland. In fact, he stole a child. And ends. Couldn't find. And only when the guy was 16 years old, he himself fled from his father to his mother in Russia. His father came for him with his brothers, his mother had to call the riot police. But even if they live with Russian wives to old age, then they still kick these wives in the ass and marry their own. The Koran does not allow them to die with a non-believer. And besides all this, there are many different nuances. They take advantage of Russian women and themselves laugh at their stupidity. For any Caucasian to spoil Russian blood is valor. Let at least one Russian try to spoil their blood by contacting their woman, they will slaughter them right away.

Travel to Tajikistan: attitude towards Russians

The attitude towards Russians in Tajikistan is very ambiguous. While you are in the status of a guest, you can count on a friendly and respectful attitude, especially if you look respectable.

But the attitude towards the Russian people living there permanently is different. No guest status - no security guarantees. Russian old people, women and children are often humiliated and even beaten by local youth.

When traveling around Tajikistan, one should be mentally and financially prepared for increased attention from government officials of all stripes. Money extorted openly and brazenly.

The Russian language is well understood by residents of Dushanbe of older and middle age, but the youth is much less. In the market, our group often encountered a language problem, and we had to negotiate a purchase literally on our fingers.

In villages, the situation is much worse, where it is even more difficult to find a Russian-speaking interlocutor. But I will tell about the villages in a separate post, this is a completely different story.

Sadly. And there are some oddities in the photo - Wedding Dress next to a hot dog! It's like - who bought the dress - a hot dog as a gift)))

Is it really a bad attitude towards the non-titular nations of Tajikistan? At the expense of the language - I will say this .. the reason for the nationalization. The CIS countries seceded from the USSR almost 20 years ago and are heading towards nationalization. It `s naturally.

I don't know if Russian has the status of a state language in Tajikistan? In Uzbekistan, for example, he never had. The reason is a mono-ethnic state. That is, it has the status of a language of "interethnic" communication. but not the state. I know that in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan it has the status of a state.

And as for the oppression of Russians, it's true. Even Tajik women do not miss the opportunity to inject harder Russian women. Again, I repeat that we are talking about permanent residents there. This is rare in Dushanbe, but common in villages and small towns. This information was obtained by me first hand.

You can just understand them too. They are probably offended by the TV show "Our Russia". After all, they openly mock Tajiks there. I heard that they have. this program is prohibited. Although the common people, the non-titular people, are not guilty of this. This is the time, unfortunately.

I was also very surprised and amused by such an unexpected neighborhood :)

And the gallery "Didor"? Such a big name! Well done host - with an eye to the future called!

In Tajikistan state language is Tajik. I understand that this is a multi-ethnic state and I do not at all pretend that all Tajiks learn Russian. I emphasized this because it was important for us as tourists.

They can be understood - the attitude towards Tajiks in Russia can hardly be called respectful, and it's not just about the scandalous TV show. Maybe their women and children are offended in Russia, so I don't judge them. I just write as is.

of course, the family has its black sheep. well, what can you do

if a Caucasian is normal, then the attitude depends on how the girl puts herself

if a Caucasian is a jerk, then he is a jerk

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Well, of course it all depends on the girl herself.

Only among the dugs, there are a lot of such freaks!

But still, there are normal people too, right? who treat girls with respect among these nations?

Shokhobiddin Ibodulloev, a 23-year-old citizen of Tajikistan, was detained and is giving evidence. This shocking crime took place on July 1, 30 kilometers from Tolyatti, in the picturesque village of Taschelka.

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The tormented body of the unfortunate woman was found in the bushes on Trofimov Street. Anna was raped and strangled with a belt from her own purse. A 26-year-old native of Azerbaijan, Zaur Sadygov, did not touch the money in Ani's purse, but coveted the phone.

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Tajiks attitude towards Russian women

Why you should visit Tajikistan

95% of the country is mountains. And this is the number one reason why tourists go to Tajikistan. Tajikistan is a Mecca for climbers. Therefore, at the time Soviet Union people came here from all over the country for it. Now, however, the situation has changed somewhat. The number of tourists from the CIS countries has decreased due to the unstable situation in recent years. Now the few tourists are dominated by citizens of Europe. At least, while staying at the main mountain camp Artuch, I did not meet a single Russian. Caught only a group of well-equipped French and Czechs.

This is one of the good reasons why you should also visit Tajikistan. Everything is conspicuous, everything is not the way

In a word, exotic. This was the second reason why I chose to travel to Tajikistan. And my expectations were fully justified and even more than that.

In the first days of my stay in the country, I walked with wide eyes.

people and relationships

Before the trip, I read articles by travelers who had already visited Tajikistan. Everyone noted very good attitude to the Russians. This was the third reason for my choice. Expectations were also fully justified. Furthermore I did not expect such attention and care for me. Maybe it's because there are practically no Russians left, and I was a curiosity, or maybe because ties with Russia are close.

A surprise for me was the established relationship between Tajiks to each other. In a word, they are based on some kind of closeness, kinship to each other, in contrast to the Russians, who can and will help you in difficult times, but will first be suspicious of any stranger.

Why you should not visit Tajikistan

If comfort is important to you, if you appreciate the amenities in everything, then you should not go to Tajikistan. The country is about to depart from the former military-political internal conflicts. And people still do not feel the desire to throw all their strength into the rise of the country. There is a sense of apathy. At the same time, most of the able-bodied population works for the good of Russia, and not for their homeland.

The country is located as if on the outskirts of civilization, economic life seemed to freeze. It seems that time has stopped, and you have fallen into the times of decaying socialism - dilapidation is everywhere. Business is very timidly penetrating the country. Most well-known companies are practically not represented here. Beeline may be an exception. shopping malls practically none, only small shops and markets. Most of the roads are in a disgusting state, with the exception of the center of Dushanbe, or they are non-existent. There are, of course, signs of new life: the Chinese have begun to equip the most important artery of the country - the mountain road to the north of the country, new hotels have been built, but this is a drop in the ocean.

On the other hand, fans of extreme sports, to which I include myself, all this will be very much to their liking.

My travel itinerary

It is better to go to Tajikistan, definitely, by plane, as a train ride can overshadow the trip

The itinerary of my journey meant visiting, if not the whole country, then at least its main part. However, in reality it turned out less than half, but this was quite enough for me. I managed to visit Dushanbe, Jilikul - the center and south of the country, the Fann Mountains, a chain of seven most beautiful lakes, also Penjikent, Khujand - the north of the country. Planned, but did not visit Nurek (the largest hydroelectric power station is located there), Khorog. So there is another reason to return.

It so happened that I was able to see Tajikistan from the point of view of life ordinary people which created the most complete impression of the country. My advice is, wherever you travel, it's always best to hang out and hang out with ordinary people rather than being locked in their hotels and looking at people's lives through the windows of a tourist bus.

There was also a desire to complete the trip with a trip to Samarkand (Uzbekistan), as it is not far from Penjikent, but I did not have a passport. According to rumors, Russian citizens are not allowed into Uzbekistan without it, unlike Tajikistan.

Since my journey ended somewhat prematurely, and I wanted more impressions, I decided to drastically change the route to a more gentle one. - Black Sea, Sochi.

What an amazing country

So, now I would like to dwell in more detail on the features of this amazing country. I'll start with, in my opinion, the main thing - features national character.

Features of the national character

Immediately, what distinguishes Tajiks from other peoples, if they are nearby, is their hot southern temperament. It is expressed in constant fuss (especially noticeable on the plane and in the market), they cannot sit in one place. Also, temperament is expressed in more active gestures than Europeans and in the fact that it is customary to speak loudly. Involuntarily, after a while, you also begin to speak loudly.

In a word, impulsive people.

At the same time, like other peoples Muslim East, no one is in a hurry (the only exception is the bazaar: here life just beats with a frantic key - just some kind of hellish anthill). Time does not have such great value as in European culture. Churchill once said that the Russians lose an hour - nothing to lose. And the farther to the east, the more this expression intensifies. With regard to the Tajiks, we can say: a Tajik to lose three hours is not to lose anything. Therefore, it becomes not surprising that time-killing establishments such as teahouses, various eateries with sunbeds instead of a table with chairs are popular in Tajikistan.

The presence of two mutually exclusive imprints of the national character also affects how effectively the Tajiks work. On the one hand, the increased impulse multiplied by the enormous patience developed as a result of living in difficult natural and climatic conditions (heat and mountains) makes Tajiks energetic workers. And on the other hand, some kind of apathy makes the Tajiks complete gouging. Gouging. present everywhere:

They do not care much about how comfortable their housing is. Home improvement is simple. Everywhere (observed in Dushanbe) on the streets of srach (garbage lies, it seemed to me, for years and gradually merged with the street itself, there are practically no urns). Automobile movement resembles the chaotic movement of atomic particles. At the same time, I have not seen a single accident, which, oddly enough, speaks of the skillfulness of driving Tajiks. If such a chaotic movement in Moscow, in an hour Moscow would have turned into piles of twisted metal with a stream of victims.

The distance between people among Tajiks is reduced to a manim. Therefore, they easily enter into a relationship with each other, even if they did not know each other at all. At the same time, one gets the impression from the outside that they are familiar with almost the entire

1. It has become a habit for me, whenever I meet people I don't know, to automatically extend my hand to them for a handshake, especially when I traveled with Tajiks I already knew. In Russia, a handshake is also accepted, but still it is applicable to people already familiar, mostly.

2. A sign of special hospitality was, for example, that a taxi driver, whom my Tajik friend hired to go south on business, after the trip offered to temporarily settle in his private house on the outskirts of Dushanbe. In addition, he showed great patience when the waiting time had already expired, although he personally expressed dissatisfaction with me about this, but only to me.

3. At a party, wherever I was, everywhere I was treated, if possible, for free. So the first week I spent almost nothing.

And if I found myself in the mountains, I was immediately called to their place for tea with a tortilla. There was even a case when an old woman called me for tea, but at the same time she did not speak Russian at all, and I did not immediately understand what she wanted to tell me. This made me feel very comfortable and unusual.

4. When my Tajik and I drove at night from Dushanbe to Penjikent on its Volga, we stopped more than once to help motorists who got stuck for one reason or another. One was even specially helped to refuel, after which he drove to a gas station, as he ran out of gas.

And I could list more such examples. It was amazing for me to see all this. But I was especially struck by the fact that drivers (for example, Abdusalam) in the event of dangerous situation on a road created by another driver by accident, not to swear at each other, as we have in Moscow.

The negative side of close relations in Tajikistan, as, perhaps, everywhere in the East, is nepotism, blasphemy and bribery. It plays a special role if you have acquaintances in the most important positions, who, in case of anything, will always come to your aid, mostly bypassing the law. But Tajiks consider this not an evil, but a blessing, since life becomes much easier, and any issue can always be settled with little bloodshed. Such Eastern mentality. Here are some examples:

1. When we were driving somewhere, and we were stopped by the local traffic cops, the Tajik driver, getting out of the car, took, first of all, not a driver's license, but money, but this amount was usually insignificant. One got the impression that giving money to traffic cops, even if you did not commit any offense, is a kind of tribute to the recognition of the power of traffic cops like: guys, thank you for existing, you do not touch us, drivers, and we will behave well, and for this we thank you. As a result, none of the drivers is indignant, and even on the contrary thanks the traffic cop. Something like gratitude for the "roof".

2. When, due to an oversight, I did not have time to register with the local police, my Tajik quickly settled this business. By law, I had to pay a rather large amount in the form of a fine, but it was much less.

In Russia, there is also blat and bribes, but now the situation is changing. Blat doesn't play like that anymore big role when applying for a job, for example. Bribes (that is, corruption) are going to be fought at the highest level.

In a word, the situation looks something like this: the further east from the west you get, the less legitimacy and more importance is attached to relationships.

Attitudes towards women

But most of all, the “special” attitudes towards women are striking. One gets the impression that the struggle for rights

And besides, Tajiks, as Muslims, still allow polygamy. The number of wives depends on your financial capabilities. This is also a positive point that should be adopted by us Russians, so that there are no divorces on the basis of betrayal.

Attitude towards money

The attitude to money in our understanding is somehow irrational. Money in relationships, of course, has a price for Tajiks. However, their size, again, is determined by mutual relations.

This means that you can always agree on a price that is comfortable for you. The size of the discount will depend on how influential you are in society, and your ability to "push" the seller to your declared price. As for me, this state of affairs seemed unusual to me, and expressing my readiness to pay the declared amount, I showed my worth.

When money comes between closer people, it already plays a mediating role. That is, if, for example, I already owe something to my Tajik friend, I will not return it now and, most likely, not with money, but with something else.

As a result, some kind of mutual responsibility is obtained: everyone strives to help each other so that sooner or later they will help you. Healthy - isn't it?

Relations between nations

First of all, I am interested in the attitude towards the Russians and towards their closest neighbors - the Uzbeks.

The attitude towards Russians is extremely positive. All Tajiks are absolutely pro-Russian. Consequently

The pro-Russian attitude was also expressed in the fact that all Tajiks in the majority watch Russian television, although they also have their own, which is extremely primitive.

The attitude towards the Uzbeks is directly opposite to the attitude towards the Russians. Tajiks hate Uzbeks. Between them there is a mutual enmity, the roots of which are far in the joint history. Tajiks consider themselves an older ethnic group than the Uzbeks. Therefore, part of the territory belonging to Uzbekistan, the Tajiks consider their own, and the city of Samarkand is a purely Tajik city. Hostility is expressed both in a low degree of economic integration, and in some oppression of Tajiks by Uzbeks, and in the installation of artificial barriers to movement between the two countries. The Tajiks themselves compare their relations with the Uzbeks with the relations of Russians with Western Ukrainians: a common historical fate, but the memory of grievances that someone was once under someone. In my opinion, this is complete nonsense that prevents both peoples from co-prospering. Uzbekistan needs Tajik water, and Tajikistan needs Uzbek gas. It is worth forgetting everything, as the Japanese "forgot" about Hiroshima, and successfully began to deepen relations with America.

I will cite only the features known to me, since I have not visited other regions (for example, the east of the country), as mentioned above.

The most ancient regions are those in the north of the country. Alexander the Great with his army even visited here at one time. In the 8th century AD, a developed trading civilization existed in Penjikent. At present, the north of the country is considered more civilized by Tajiks. Here, the traditional orders are not so rigid, and people are more civilized. All the intelligentsia also lives in the north of the country. The largest city in the north - this is Khujand (during the Soviet Union - Leninabad). I liked the city - everything is clean and well maintained. There is a resort spirit. Especially in the suburb where I lived, in Chkalovsk.

The center of the country with the capital Dushanbe, it seemed to me, is more archaic than the north. And Dushanbe itself is generally a young city, which was formed at the beginning of the 20th century by the merger of three villages, one of which was called Dushanbe. Therefore, there is still a spirit of some redneck there. People seem to still not understand that they live in the capital, and not in the outskirts. For example, a common situation is when a woman makes a fire near a five-story residential building and puts a brazier for cooking pilaf for the whole family (see photo).

Features of the political situation

Tajikistan is officially a democratic state. However, there is no trace of democracy there. Yes, there is a multiparty system. But in fact, only the current party rules, or it would be more correct to say the clan.

The lack of democracy is expressed in the absence of public criticism of the president and the absence of opposition as such.

The President of the country is Rakhmonov. Among people, he does not enjoy special love, since there are few positive changes in the country. His only merit lies in the fact that he once became the unifier of the nation, when the country was torn apart by civil war.

In the country, as in other countries of the East, a mild personality cult flourishes. Posters of the President are everywhere.

It is believed that in the north of the country lives mainly intellectual elite, and only semi-educated people live in the south. For a long time northerners were in power. But this came to an end with the coming to power of Rakhmonov, a southerner, who had previously been the chairman of the collective farm. Thus, dissatisfaction with the existing government remains among a part of the intelligentsia.

In addition, it is believed that after civil war all key positions were only representatives of the winning side. And representatives of other political movements were infringed in their position.

So external calmness is very, very conditional. If it were not for the labor migration of the main part of the male population to Russia, the internal crisis would not have been long in coming.

It's hot in Tajikistan, VERY HOT. But the heat here is something special. At first, you don't notice it. Well, it bakes, so what - tolerable, since the climate is dry. But after a while, the heat makes itself felt to an unprepared European. On the third day of my stay in Tajikistan, I had a sunstroke. It was in Dushanbe: I went to see the city on my own, got off the minibus and realized that I could not move further. I really wanted to go back. Which I did with great difficulty. When I got out in the suburbs where the house of my residence was located, I forgot where it was located. And it cost me a lot of pain to wait out the heat until my friend Tajik found me. I almost died out there in the heat. The worst thing is that there is no mercy from the heat anywhere, even in the shade. And when he returned to the house, he fell ill, and the next day he lay in bed. Soon the situation changed - we went to the north, and in the north it does not bake as much as in the south. In the mountains, the climate is completely sparing - just like in Moscow: sometimes the sun is shining, sometimes a cloud will come and it will rain. Therefore, definitely, when going on a trip to Tajikistan, you should definitely take sunscreen with you. I took a cream with increased protection, and as a result, no tan remained on me at all.

Features of Tajik cuisine are as follows:

- Mostly everything is natural and is bought on the market, although you can also buy the same sausage, but it is not in everyday food.

— The menu is not very diverse, although the sites say about an unthinkable number of national dishes (perhaps they are simply not used all). So, for example, it is customary for Tajiks to serve shurpa (a very fatty lamb soup with vegetables) for the first thing - and this is EVERYTHING from soups (Russians have dozens of types of soups).

- All food is very rich and fatty.

- Tajiks eat often and for a long time despite the economic difficulties in the country.

- Dishes are simple, but very tasty.

At first, the absorption of other national food is even a pleasure, but after a long use of such food, it becomes simply unbearable. So I want something more varied and less greasy. It is worth being careful and knowing when to stop.

At the same time, there are ordinary cafes and canteens where you will be served dishes that are familiar to us, but eateries with traditional food still prevail.

- Cakes. They are bought, if not in tons, then in dozens for sure. In Tajikistan, just a cult of cakes (see photo). Each

— Fatty meat with herbs in various versions.

- Salad of cucumbers and tomatoes (moreover, raw - without sunflower oil).

— Pilaf, which is quite tasty.

— Shurpa — fatty soup with meat and potatoes.

- Dairy dishes (chakki - sour and thick cottage cheese, kefir + cottage cheese - a liquid drink that is often served).

- They drink only green tea (brewed in teapots, not in glasses, as in our country, and they drink from bowls) without sugar. At first it's pleasant, and then it gets so boring that you just want wildly black tea from bags.

Potatoes are not as popular as they are with Russians, which gave me particular pleasure when fried potatoes turned out to be unclaimed by Tajiks when I bought them at the market.

In the house, it is customary to eat sitting on the floor covered with carpets. In an eatery with traditional food, they eat on trestle beds, although there are also tables with chairs. In a cafe with European food, only tables and chairs.

Everywhere they listen mainly to national oriental music, which is extremely melodic and with an incendiary tempo. These are both Tajik performers and performers from other countries of the Middle East (Turks, Arabs). Although they also listen to our pop musicians, as well as Western ones, mainly in the north, where the orders are more European.

I especially liked their music, because I have always loved any national music, if it is very temperamental and incendiary (for example, Latin American music).

Features of the automotive industry

Driving on the roads

As mentioned above, the roads are mostly broken in Tajikistan. In Russia, compared to

There are no road markings. Traffic is chaotic, especially in Dushanbe. Therefore, in order not to knock anyone down inadvertently, all drivers honk for any reason, approaching some kind of obstacle (another car or a child, from whom you can expect anything in last moment). And when everyone starts to give a signal at once, it turns into some kind of general madhouse. One gets the impression that Tajiks are very dashing drivers, but at the same time they are very skillful in driving, trying to prevent accidents. It can be assumed that circumstances make them skillful - they have to drive most of the time on steep mountain roads. Although I once read in one post that supposedly they are not so skillful - sometimes they fall into the abyss. To be honest, when we were driving on mountain roads, in some places I gave drift, since the distance to the cliff was reduced to almost zero.

The rules of the road are conditional, you can not fasten your seat belt, although there are traffic cops, they are rare, and those that exist serve as a collection of tribute without a reason, but the amount of tribute is small.

Here, perhaps, all the features of this interesting country. I hope my story will interest someone, and someone else will dare to go to this country for thrilling impressions.

The other side of migration

In Germany there are a lot of Russians in prisons, in psychiatric departments, in rehabilitation centers. Many are being treated for drug addiction. There are quite a lot of prostitutes, which is why the attitude towards compatriots here can be very peculiar in places. I didn’t see it myself, but they say that there are a lot of Russian youth, Russian guys in the methadone dispensing centers. Germany is not a panacea for all ills, it has its own difficulties. For starters, it is very difficult to adapt if you do not know the language. It is better to start learning the language back in Russia, so there will be more time to switch to full possession of it. Denial of citizenship to persons with a criminal record is virtually guaranteed.

Employment of Russians in Germany

In general, the process is not particularly fast. As for job searches, you need to look for a job very hard. The more benefits you have, the better. It's simple: according to the law, if a German citizen and someone who does not yet have citizenship apply for the same place, even if they already have a residence permit, then the first should be given preference. Therefore, you should have your own advantages, for example, European work experience, if in Germany itself, then it’s very good, several higher educations, knowledge of several languages. Moreover, the Germans do not value crusts for the sake of crusts or polyglots in a field where it is not useful. You must clearly know why your future employer needs your second higher education, how your knowledge of Turkish will be useful to him, and so on. If the company does not work with Turkey, it does not care that you know this language. She does not need your knowledge for the sake of knowledge. This is good for you, because you understand more, you have a wider outlook. But this does little for the company itself.

Attitude towards Russians in Germany

I would say that initially the attitude towards every new Russian (not in terms of oligarchs, but simply towards a new person from Russia) is very wary. And this can be understood, since a lot of Germans came across our former citizens who came here with the position: foreign countries will help us, in this case, they will solve all problems. Social assistance to the unemployed and those who simply do not want to work is taxes from the same working Germans. And the more people live on social programs, the higher the taxes, the worse the penalties for those who evade their payments, the stricter the checks. This cannot set people up positively about those who go to Germany.

About 800,000 Tajik migrants live and work in Russia, but little is known about their personal lives. For the past 12 years, sociologist, RIAC expert, head of the SHARK research center in Tajikistan, Saodat Olimova has been studying the sexual behavior of Tajiks working in Russia and its connection with the outbreak of the HIV / AIDS epidemic in the republic. She told how migrants buy cheap love in Russia, why visitors commit sexual crimes and what to do if you work at a logging site surrounded by only men for a year and a half.

Sexual infections transmitted in the absence of wives

Lenta.ru How diverse is the sexual life of Tajik migrants in Russia?

Olimova: About 90 percent of the migrants surveyed were married, but only 5 percent took their wife with them to Russia. Another 3 percent take their wife with them for a while.

Speaking about their sex life, 38 percent of the respondents reported that they did not have sex at all on the road; another 22 percent had sex with casual partners; 11.5 percent - with regular partners (girlfriends); 10 percent with sex workers; 8 percent - with his wife; 6.5 percent - with kept women.

Of those who have not had sexual intercourse, about five percent reported that they solve the problem through masturbation. About one percent of the respondents admitted to having homosexual contacts. Perhaps not everyone answered this question frankly, but I think the level of homosexual relationships is still no higher than the standard four to five percent.

Photo: Vasily Shaposhnikov / Kommersant

What did those who confessed to having homosexual relationships say in interviews?

There may be several options for such connections. Firstly, it can be forced contacts - like in prison. For example, in logging teams, when long time there are no women. We were told about a case when 62 people worked at a logging site for a year and a half, and two of them became a couple. Another option - in large Russian cities, young guys get in touch with Russian homosexuals. There are times when they are offered good conditions life, Russian citizenship, money.

Such stories are kept in the strictest confidence, since Tajiks have a very negative attitude towards homosexuality, and migrants often come to work in teams of relatives and neighbors.

Why did you even decide to turn to the topic of the sexual life of migrants?

The fact is that earlier in Tajikistan the problem of HIV and STDs was not acute. HIV circulated in relatively small group drug users and was transmitted mainly by injection. But since 2002, along with the rise in labor migration to Russia, the number of reported cases of sexually transmitted infection among migrants returning from abroad has sharply increased. Practitioners began to sound the alarm, and turned to the IOM and the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and they decided to conduct a study to clarify the situation. In 2010 and 2014, we did the same work again to track the dynamics.

Does the current sexual behavior of Tajik men differ from what it was 15-20 years ago?

The number of people who carry their wives with them has slightly decreased - from seven to five percent. Secondly, in 12 years, the number of people entering into casual relationships has almost doubled. At the same time, it is surprising that the number of those who use sex services does not change over time: they are always about ten percent.

The number of marriages and long-term relationships with Russian women has decreased. In 2002, there were quite a lot of them, because people, to some extent, continued to feel like citizens of the USSR. Now Tajik migrants are at the bottom of the social ladder, so it is difficult for them to find a partner for a long-term relationship. Tajik is already almost a social status.

Rapes are considered casual relationships

What form of commercial sex do migrants prefer?

Different. Most often, they turn to the services of “call girls”, whom they invite to their place: in 2010, 52 percent of migrants who used sex services reported this. 16.4 percent of people in this group go home to a sex worker; 9 percent visits brothels; 7 percent - massage rooms; 5 percent paid for sex to female employees in the workplace. The rest named saunas, “special apartments”, cars.

I saw two examples of how sex services were organized. In one case, this happened in the center of Moscow at a construction site. There was a small trailer where three or four women worked - one of them was for the local leadership.

Usually pimps negotiate with foremen and bring several women to the facilities. Apparently, such a scheme is well organized and has been used for a long time. Girls change often - they have many clients, working conditions are very difficult.

For the second time, I watched a minibus parked at the construction site, in which the girls served the builders. Most likely, such services are inexpensive.

Migrants who work in the transport sector pick up "shoulders" on the highways - these are girls who provide sex services to truckers.

What then is meant by random connections?

They are very varied. It can be sex at the workplace, most often with the same guest workers - Moldovans, Ukrainians, Russians, that is, internal migrants, one-day girlfriends - sex at night. These may be workers hired for a day or two to perform certain work on the construction and decoration of the house. Random connections can also happen in workshops, for example, in the production of furniture. Migrants spend the night right at work - both women and men. Everything happens there.

For example, Tajiks repair country houses and dachas, and people come to them local girls. People may know each other for a day or two.

Random connections are more typical for workers in the transport sector. These are taxi drivers, truck drivers. Among them, the proportion of those entering into casual relationships is much larger than in other areas.

Why has this become common?

The flow of migrants has partly changed. After the crisis of 2008, the proportion of very young people increased markedly - up to 25 years. They do not always consider actions and sometimes act impulsively. Although now the share of young people is declining along with a decrease in the number of labor migrants in Russia.

Are sexual crimes among such casual relationships?

Most likely, out of those 22 percent, some may be rapes. But I don't think this is a common occurrence. Such crimes are committed - including by Tajiks - for several reasons. First, they are young men without wives. They do not have the opportunity to find a partner, as they are often isolated from society. It marginalizes them. In the army, for example, they used to give bromine. And then it all turns into aggression.

Second, there are cultural differences. What is normal for Russians is read by Tajiks as a signal of accessibility or even as a call. In Tajikistan, girls don't walk around in revealing clothes, don't enter into conversation with men, and - most importantly - don't drink with them. It takes a lot of time, especially for young people, to understand what and how is customary in Russia.

There are cases when Russian women had sex with migrants under the influence of alcohol, or it was spontaneous sex, and the next morning she accused him of sexual violence.

Mutually beneficial sexual relationship

You have also studied the phenomenon of migrant cohabitation. What does this relationship look like?

More than 11 percent of our respondents said that they live with a friend and have a common household with her. These stories usually begin with business relations: at first they work together, and then somehow it turns out by itself that people rent an apartment and start living together.

Usually several couples live in one apartment - it can be three or four couples in two-room apartment.

That is, relations with Russian women rarely happen?

They also visit Russian girls, but most often the “friends” of Tajik migrants are migrant women working next to them from other countries - from Ukraine, Moldova or Kazakhstan, or Russian women who come from the regions. All of them are united by a joint migrant business - construction or trade.

Is their relationship like family?

Tajiks treat these women not as wives who need to be provided for, but as equal partners, companions. Therefore, they often share the budget and treat their partner with respect. At the same time, they are not responsible for this woman. Initially, cohabitation is temporary and does not provide for the birth of children.

Condom is embarrassing

How do migrants feel about contraceptives?

70 percent of all migrants who come into contact with irregular partners (casual relationships, sex workers) use contraceptives. Problems arise in relationships with regular partners, because when a migrant starts living with a girlfriend, he gradually begins to perceive her as a wife and stops using condoms. However, these unions are temporary for both him and her: the situation changes, someone leaves, a new partner or partner appears. In such short-term relationships, the likelihood of infection increases dramatically.
Also, I'm not sure that migrants who use condoms always do so.

So it's the women's fault?

The link between HIV/AIDS and migration is a common problem for the whole world. Mobility always entails the expansion of sexual relations and their short duration. At the same time, people do not understand that a condom is important and not at all ashamed, they do not have safe sex skills, no one taught them this. Therefore, both partners are to blame, as well as states that should inform their citizens.

In the work of Natalia Zotova and Viktor Agadzhanyan, it is said that among the representatives of Central Asia, Tajik women are protected more often than others and are less likely to get sexually transmitted infections. This is true?

Basically, I agree with their conclusions. The fact is that among Tajik women, women over 35 almost always go to work - either widows or divorced. These are grown women - they understand what they are doing.

Of course, they try to establish long-term relationships. 40-year-old women do not do spontaneous stupid things. But they are far from always able to force a partner to use a condom and agree to its terms.

It's better for the wife not to ask anything

Were there men who had children in Russia among your respondents?

Infrequently, but they do happen. In this case, a whole tangle of problems appears. The migrant needs to somehow legalize this child so that he bears his last name. For example, through marriage. As a result, difficulties begin with a wife in Tajikistan, divorces and at the same time attempts to keep both families in different kind marriages - official and Sharia.

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They come to their homeland and just put their wife before the fact?

They may not say. But more often parents are informed about grandchildren who have appeared in Russia, and there the information will reach the wife. Nevertheless, wives often put up with the appearance of another family.

Departure of the husband for foreign earnings for Tajik woman- this is a real tragedy. He is always absent, it is impossible to have a lover, his mother-in-law, sister-in-law and other relatives are always somewhere nearby. Wives wait for their husbands for years. If only the husband returned, at least some - and that's good.

He will come with children and diseases, but will he still be welcome?

Certainly. She works from morning to evening in the field, looks after the children, takes care of his parents. But she knows that her husband went to another country to work hard and hard to provide her and the children with everything they need.

Is there any male solidarity among migrants when they return home? For example, do rumors reach the wife about the sexual adventures of her husband?

As far as I know, they are all silent, like partisans. Men are in approximately the same position and do not talk too much about life in migration.

At the same time, migrant groups in Russia usually have an older, authoritative migrant who is responsible for everyone. If someone got into trouble, contracted HIV or an STI, then in Tajikistan they believe that the elder is to blame, who did not see it.

When a man returns to Tajikistan, does he still have any sexual habits fixed in Russia?

They bring home not only money, but also new experience sexual relations, new ideas about what is permitted and forbidden, but most of them - 78 percent - are returning to the socio-cultural norms adopted in their homeland. What was in Russia remains in Russia. The rest, upon their return, implement the patterns of behavior that have developed in Russia.

And how do mothers feel about the fact that their son can cheat on his wife?

Mothers send their sons on a very dangerous and difficult journey, so everything is forgiven them. Extramarital affairs - this is what accompanies making money in another country. The general opinion is this: returned alive and with money - already good. And it's better not to ask about anything else.

It turns out that over the past 15 years, the only thing that migrants in Russia have borrowed in the intimate sphere is sexual infections?

Our research shows how sexual practices change over the years - the "rules of the game" and ethical norms that legalize the previously "unacceptable" (extramarital sexual relations, the use of forbidden food, violations of marital behavior).

At the same time, new stable models of sexual and marital behavior of migrants are being formed as part of their adaptation to Russian reality. Gradually, an implicit social recognition of second marriages on the road, a neutral attitude towards cohabitation and temporary partnership are being formed. Thus, the boundaries of what is permitted expand, become mobile, but the orientation to the socio-cultural norms in force in the homeland is preserved.

Nevertheless, under the influence of large-scale labor migration, there is an implicit expansion of the range of sexual practices and relationships in Tajik society as a whole. This process is viewed by society as the destruction of traditions, the decline of morality, so there are discussions about polygamy, abandoned wives and children, divorces over the phone, guest marriage. From my point of view, this reflects the process of changing sexual and family-marriage ethics. It should be recognized that the sexual practices of Tajik migrants in Russia are part of the mechanism of adaptation to the conditions of migration and to the host society.

Lenta.ru expresses its gratitude to the Russian International Affairs Council for assistance in preparing the interview

Aminjon Abdurahimov was born in Tajikistan. At the moment, she has been studying in St. Petersburg for 4 years. He entered the Tajik presidential quota and is studying in St. Petersburg at the expense of his state. Now he is finishing his 4th year, and then he plans to continue his studies in the magistracy.

First day in Russia

We flew to St. Petersburg with the guys with whom we entered the university. They didn’t know where to go, what to do, they figured it out on their own. Oriented quickly.

We looked at people, and people did not pay any attention to us, as if you do not exist and no one cares about you. To some extent, this is even good, they don’t look askance at you, perceiving you as an ordinary person.

I did not experience a culture shock, because I knew a lot about Russia, Russia was not a discovery for me.

As a result, Russia has become a second home for me: I speak Russian, I think in Russian, not forgetting my native Takjik (Persian) language.

First impressions of Peter

They were amazing. These rivers in the middle of the city, this architecture, each house is so unique, they do not repeat among themselves, and all this architecture and history that are in these walls, patterns on houses ... I was crazy about all this!

About the stereotype about Tajiks who can’t do anything and come to work in Russia as laborers

It's a stereotype, it's wrong. Our people know everything. If they did not know how to do everything, they would not have come here as laborers. The bottom line is that the bulk of the population that comes to Russia to earn money are people who live in villages for whom there is not enough work space in the city.

Our economy does not yet allow us to provide for all our families. And we love our family very much. In large families, not a single one is abandoned, one of them comes here and works for the sake of his family. The fact that our people appreciate their family, in whatever difficult situation it may be, I am proud of it.

I try to break the established stereotypes in my social activities. Our people can do a lot, but not everyone has the opportunity to show themselves here. They can work as some kind of managers, architects, and so on. But they are not allowed here.

Russian girls

If I had a Russian girlfriend, I would have reacted normally to this. Russian and Russian. Russian girls are beautiful too.

Cultural connection with Russia

We have a common history, we have a common past, I always remember this and try to remind those around me, friends, younger brothers and sisters, so that they also know about it. Our countries are very good friends with Russia.

How Russia and Russians are treated in Tajikistan

The Russians are treated very well. In each of our yards there are one or two aunts, uncles, grandmothers, grandfathers who are Russian. They have remained since the days of the USSR. They always gave us sweets or something else: we liked to play near their yard, to make some noise. There are no divisions.

I am grateful to my Russian teachers. I still communicate with them. I am grateful for my education, they told me at school that I needed to study, although at that time I did not understand this.

Back in school days, the guys from school and I participated in one very wonderful program that we had on television every month. It was called "Tajikistan and Russia - two halves of one soul." It was a quiz on topics about the Second World War, on the history of Russia and Tajikistan, general architecture, culture and other things that connect our countries.

We participated in this every month and were glad that we are contributing to the common culture of Russia and Tajikistan.

Russian cuisine in Tajikistan

We all eat borscht, eat dumplings. They don't eat a lot of cabbage soup, it rarely happens.

And in Russia, on the contrary, everyone loves pilaf, by the way.

The difference in culture and everyday life between Russia and Tajikistan

There is no big difference. Many of us also wear European clothes. The people who live in the capital and big cities speak Russian. Russian is a second language for us, so many Tajiks know Russian very well. Once in our big cities, you will be very surprised. You can safely leave the airport and start speaking Russian.

Any person can meet you, speak Russian, answer, show the way. If necessary, give you a ride. If you are hungry and have nowhere to stay, they will offer you to stay with them, drink tea, have dinner together. And only then they let you go. We have such a custom of culture. You can try, you won't regret it.

For what I am grateful to Russia

The first thing I am grateful to Russia and St. Petersburg for is that they gave me new opportunities for self-realization, in order to show myself. There are a lot of those things where you can prove yourself, show, because it was here that I was able to show my leadership qualities. Here I was able to develop my creative talents, which later helped me a lot. Well, and, of course, education.

Education in Russia

Education in Russia is slightly better than in Tajikistan. We also have good universities, but I wanted a little something new. The further you get from your homeland, the more you want to return.

Aminjon Abdurahimov is very active in terms of public life, and today he has a considerable "track record": he heads the Youth Society of Students of Tajikistan in St. Petersburg. Member of the AIS of Russia. One of the leaders of the All-Russian Interethnic Youth Union of the Russian Federation, president of the Council of Foreign Students in his university. The winner of the competition among universities "Golden Autumn", held in Ivanovo in November 2016, where he became "the best foreign student in Russia". In St. Petersburg, he received the title "Student of the Year - 2016" in connection with his active work in interethnic relations. Winner of the international competition "Multifaceted Petersburg".