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Another consequence of sanctions against Russia is an accelerating brain drain:
Russia Brain Drain Saps Talent as Sanctions Hit Financing - BloombergKulizhnikov, 22, is part of a growing brain drain as Russia's worst clash with the U.S. and Europe since the Cold War accelerates an exodus of capital and its brightest minds in finance and technology. More people emigrated from Russia in the first eight months of 2014 -- 203,659 -- than in any full year under Vladimir Putin's rule, according to the Federal Statistics Service. With the stigma of sanctions limiting access to capital markets abroad and the government tightening controls at home, more entrepreneurs and investors in particular are looking elsewhere.