Chinese Industrial Trainees at Soviet Enterprises in Siberia. On the Problem of «Educational and Industrial» Migration of Chinese to the USSR

The article is devoted to the problems of the history of Soviet-Chinese relations and Chinese migration to Russia. A special period in the history of Russian-Chinese relations was the 1950s, when after the proclamation of the PRC, the Soviet Union became China's main partner in the international arena for a long time, and the basis of bilateral relations was the unity of the ideological and political principles of the ruling parties. During this period, not only did the old types of migration, such as labor migration, transform, but new ones also emerged. Among the new types of Chinese migration in Russia, one can single out educational and industrial migration. This type of migration affected most Soviet regions, and was especially important for Siberia. In the 1950s, thousands of Chinese came to Soviet enterprises, where they worked in production for a long time. But the purpose of their arrival was to study, which was achieved during work, as well as in their free time. Chinese workers and engineering and technical workers who came to Soviet enterprises to study were called interns and trainees, and in fact they were. Educational and industrial migration became the most effective form of Soviet-Chinese migration interaction and the most important component of Soviet-Chinese cooperation in the 1950s.

Soviet-Chinese cooperation, «educational and industrial» migration, Chinese industrial trainees, Siberia