Fleeing Russians follow path of 1917 refugees to Istanbul


              Pins with anti-war slogans placed on a table in the home of Eva Rapoport, the Istanbul coordinator for The Ark, a group helping Russians fleeing their country, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Vladimir Putin's military draft "changed everything" for the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their country since the Russian leader's mobilization was announced last month, according to recent arrivals in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
            
              The Istanbul coordinator for The Ark, a group helping Russians fleeing their country, Eva Rapoport, looks on during an interview with The Associated Press in her home in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Vladimir Putin's military draft "changed everything" for the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their country since the Russian leader's mobilization was announced last month, according to recent arrivals in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
            
              The Istanbul coordinator for The Ark, a group helping Russians fleeing their country, Eva Rapoport, works in her home in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Vladimir Putin's military draft "changed everything" for the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their country since the Russian leader's mobilization was announced last month, according to recent arrivals in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
            
              Protesters attend a demonstration against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Vladimir Putin's military draft "changed everything" for the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their country since the Russian leader's mobilization was announced last month, according to recent arrivals in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
            
              Russian former sales manager and anti-war activist Maxim Bocharov, 38, stands for a photograph next to an anti-war demonstration near the Russian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Vladimir Putin's military draft "changed everything" for the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their country since the Russian leader's mobilization was announced last month, according to recent arrivals in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
            
              Russian YouTube vlogger Niki Proshin, 28, shoots a video log for his YouTube channel while wandering next to the historic Ortakoy Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Vladimir Putin's military draft "changed everything" for the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their country since the Russian leader's mobilization was announced last month, according to recent arrivals in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
            
              Russian YouTube vlogger Niki Proshin, 28, doing a livestream via a mobile phone, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Vladimir Putin's military draft "changed everything" for the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their country since the Russian leader's mobilization was announced last month, according to recent arrivals in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
            
              A "Russians Against War" poster hangs inside the home of Eva Rapoport, the Istanbul coordinator for The Ark, a group helping Russians fleeing their country, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Vladimir Putin's military draft "changed everything" for the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their country since the Russian leader's mobilization was announced last month, according to recent arrivals in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
            
              Protesters attend a demonstration against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Vladimir Putin's military draft "changed everything" for the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their country since the Russian leader's mobilization was announced last month, according to recent arrivals in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Fleeing Russians follow path of 1917 refugees to Istanbul