Geografie 2023, 128, 25-48
https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2023.002
Social remittances and interpersonal communication: Moldovans in Prague and Turin
Dušan Drbohlav
, Dagmar Dzúrová
, Dagmar Dzúrová
Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Prague, Czechia
Received June 2022
Accepted November 2022
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