The Russian Dream

It’s an unlikely migration story: Western families swapping Texas or Manchester for Moscow or Nizhny Novgorod.

In September 2024, President Putin launched the “Shared Values” visa - sometimes called the “anti-woke” visa - for citizens of 47 “unfriendly” countries, who share Russia's stance on issues like LGBT rights and traditional family values.

We meet the people answering Russia’s call and find out if life is what they expected.