@Griffith @Vril_Oreilly @BowsacNoodle @Paultron @Spingebill I think the question is "why hasn't Russia sent out a call to Americans to immigrate to Russia". They could provide for basic stuff to help offset the cost of moving out into the Russian Frontier. Japan, for example, has done something like this, albeit for Japanese citizens. Basically, they have a lot of farmland that's being depopulated or are abandoned. If you agree to move into these rural areas and work in agriculture, the Japanese government would help cover the cost, including making the house and land super cheap (but I can't remember the specific details for the arrangement).