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Prague played a unique role for people fleeing the Civil War and repression in the former Russian Empire. It became a refuge for Russians, Ukrainians, residents of the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Baltics and other regions. This immigration influx coincided with the transformation of the city from an Austro-Hungarian province into the capital of a young Slavic republic proclaimed on October 28, 1918. Traces of those who became Praguers a hundred years ago are barely visible on the city map, but they still remain. Journalist Vladimir Raevsky made films about the history of Moscow and Russia before the full-scale war, and on February 24, 2022, he himself became an emigrant. Since then, his view of cities and their history has changed. ****************** The opinions of the authors and heroes of the programs may not coincide with the opinion of the editors.