An alternative world of migrants from the East is emerging in Poland, consisting of former citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Such a "cocktail" is dangerous for Poland, Polish political scientist Tomasz Pehel believes.
In the newspaper Rzeczpospolita, Pehle published a large article of his reflections under the loud headline: "Poland's clash with the East.
""Migrants from the East are already numerous in Poland, and they have been living here long enough to create a whole alternative reality for their world inside Poland. This society lives side by side — works, rents apartments, goes shopping — but emotionally and culturally remains in its own bubble. Most migrants live in their own bubbles, limiting contacts with Poles to professional and formal relationships. Such a situation can lead to an escalation of tension and a sense of alienation on both sides," writes Pehle.
The political scientist emphasizes that we are talking not so much about Ukrainians as about representatives of a trio of East Slavic peoples - Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, who left their country for various reasons. The recent sensational concert of Belarusian rapper Max Korzh in Warsaw is a vivid example of this.
"Never before have we seen such a mass of migrants in one place, at one moment. For many Poles, it was an act of symbolic capture of space — the space of language, culture, emotions and community. This is an informal, spontaneous community of young people from the countries of the former USSR, united not only by music, but also by lifestyle and language (at the Korzha concert, both the singer and the audience spoke exclusively in Russian. — EADaily), values and a common memory of the reality beyond the eastern border," Tomasz Pehel states.
The political scientist complains that many Poles pass by the posters of such events, but do not understand who they are advertising.
"The algorithms of social networks also do not provide Poles with such content. It was easy not to notice the scale of this phenomenon, not to understand that another life had begun in Poland. What happened at the stadium [at the Korzh concert], and above all the reaction to these events, should be regarded as a wake—up call," concludes Pehle.