Central Asian migrants change the face of Moscow
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In this Dec 17, 2012, photo, construction company owner Timur Bulgakov and his ethnically Russian wife Yevgeniya pose for a photo near their car in Ivanteyevka, Russia, a Moscow suburb. The old Moscow is rapidly giving way to a multi-ethnic city where Muslims from Central Asia are the fastest growing sector of the population. --PHOTO: AP
MOSCOW (AP) - Mr Timur Bulgakov has a black belt in karate, two university degrees, a powerful SUV and a small yet thriving construction company.
The 28-year-old's success is impressive for a Muslim migrant from Uzbekistan whose first job in Moscow 10 years ago was as a delivery boy.
But his story is no longer that unusual.
The old Moscow, populated largely by Slavs, is rapidly giving way to a multi-ethnic city where Muslims from Central Asia are the fastest growing sector of the population. And they are changing the face of Moscow as their numbers rise and they move up the career ladder, taking on more visible roles in society.
