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Russian Uruguayans are people born in
Russians in Uruguay, Part 1. 18.09.2009
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Russian Uruguayans are people born in Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
who live in Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
or Uruguay-born people of Russian descent. They are a local ethnic minority.Overview
The most important places in Uruguay with a strong presence of people of Russian descent are: * San Javier, which has the largest population of persons of Russian descent * Colonia Ofir, a settlement of Old Believers There is a small Russian presence in Montevideo, where there can be found the only Russian Orthodox church in Uruguay. Also among the Jewish Uruguayan community there are some people of Russian-Jewish descent.Recent trends
In the 2020s, hundreds of Russian immigrants have applied for Uruguayan residency, far more than in the entire decade before the COVID pandemic. And among the newcomers there are many professionals, many same-sex couples, or both at the same time. All of them consider that in Uruguay there are three differentials that explain the rise of Russian immigration: freedom, peace, and political stability.Notable Russian Uruguayans
* Jorge Chebataroff, geographer, botanist and biologist * Vasiliy Semionovitch Lubkov, cleric, spiritual leader of New Israel * Vladimir Roslik, physician, victim of the military dictatorship * José Serebrier, conductor and composer * Alejandro Stock, artist * Volf Roitman, painter, sculptor, and architectSee also
* Russia–Uruguay relations * Russian diaspora * Immigration to Uruguay * Russian Mennonites in UruguayReferences
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*Russians in Uruguay, Part 1. 18.09.2009
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