Russian war exiles bring banyas and blinis to Buenos Aires.

Russian war exiles Ilia Gafarov and Nadia Gafarova moved from Vladivostok to Buenos Aires, Argentina with their two daughters, joining a wave of Russian migration to Latin America since the Ukraine invasion. They plan to open a traditional Russian sauna, or "banya", in Buenos Aires and apply for citizenship. Since the invasion, Latin American countries have granted almost 9,000 temporary or permanent residences to Russians, up from 1,000 in 2020.

March 16, 2024
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