At the beginning, the authors identify the research sample and present their objectives. The pilot objective of the research was to map out the key factors of Russian migration into the Czech Republic. The methodology chapter contains more specific information about the research. Questionnaires and in-depth interviews were used to examine integration of the Russian community in Karlovy Vary and Prague. The analysis build on a thorough description of the social and economic situation in Russia in the 1990s and covers individual elements of the integration process, i.e. economic, social, legal, cultural and political elements. The gathered information is then confronted with classic theories of migration.