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If Russia escapes Bolshevism and holds out in WWI until the very end, and if Russia was able to develop and grow its economy throughout the 20th century (it doesn't matter if Russia remains a democracy or become a dictatorship, as long as it doesn't go Red) to the point that it became a developed country by the year 2000 (a trajectory similar to that of Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece in our TL), what would Russia's immigration policy during the 20th and 21st centuries be in this TL?

Could liberals and ethnic minorities (such as Muslims and Ukrainians) in Russia push for an open immigration policy in this TL? Or is Russia likely to remain largely closed to immigrants in this TL just Japan is in our TL?

Thoughts?
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