Belarusians in Russia

Belarusians in Russia
Белорусы России
Беларусы Расіі
Total population
521,443 (2010)[1]
Languages
Russian · Belarusian
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Church (52%)[2][3] · Roman Catholicism (1.3%) · Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Belarusian diaspora, Polish minority in Russia, Ukrainians in Russia, Jews in Russia
Share of Belarusians in regions of Russia, 2010 census

Belarusians are a major ethnic group in Russia. At the census of 2010, 521,443 Russian citizens indicated Belarusian ancestry.[1][4] Major Belarusian groups live in the regions of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Karelia and Siberia. Most Belarusians in Russia are migrants from modern Belarus or their descendants, while a minor part of Belarusians in Russia are indigenous.

  1. ^ a b "All-Russian population census 2010 population by nationality, sex and subjects of the Russian Federation". Demoscope Weekly (in Russian). Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Arena - Atlas of Religions and Nationalities in Russia. Sreda.org
  3. ^ "Арена в PDF : Некоммерческая Исследовательская Служба "Среда"". Sreda.org. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  4. ^ "1. Национальный Состав Населения".

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