Armenians in Russia

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Armenians in Russia
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Total population
1,182,388 (2010 census)[1] - 2,500,000 (est.)[2][3]
Regions with significant populations
Moscow, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, Rostov Oblast
Languages
Armenian, Russian
The Armenian Cathedral of Moscow, completed in 2011

Armenians in Russia (Armenian: ռուսաստանահայեր; Russian: Российские армяне) are one of the country's largest ethnic minorities and the largest Armenian diaspora community outside of Armenia. The 2010 Russian census recorded 1,182,388 Armenians in the country. Various figures estimate that the ethnic Armenian population in Russia is actually more than 2 million. Armenians populate various regions, including Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Krasnodar Krai in the North Caucasus and as far as Vladivostok in the East.

Russian government is encouraging Armenians to immigrate and settle in Russia under Compatriots program and is providing financial and settlement incentives.[4] By some estimates Armenian population in Russia may now exceed the population of Armenia.

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History [edit]

There has been an Armenian presence in Russia since the Late Middle Ages, when various artisans, merchants and traders ventured north to the Crimea and the northern Caucasus in order to set up trade ties and conduct commerce.

According to the Union of Russian Armenians, there are 2.5 million Armenians living in Russia today. According to the same source, about 850,000 are immigrants from Armenia, 350,000 from Azerbaijan and 250,000 from Georgia, including 100,000 from Abkhazia and 18,000 from Central Asia, mostly Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.[5]

Rank Federal subject 1897 1959[6] 1970[7] 1979[8] 1989[9] 2002[10] 2010[1]
1 Krasnodar Krai 13,926[11] 78,176 98,589 120,797 182,217 274,566 281,680
2 Stavropol Krai 5,385[12] 25,618 31,096 40,504 72,530 149,249 161,324
3 City of Moscow 1,604[13] 18,379 25,584 31,414 43,989 124,425 106,466
4 Rostov Oblast 27,234[14] 49,305 53,620 56,902 62,603 109,994 110,727
5 Moscow Oblast — 5,353 5,683 7,549 9,245 39,660 63,306
6 Volgograd Oblast — 2,898 4,229 6,784 26,974 27,846
7 Saratov Oblast 168[15] 1,046 1,815 3,531 6,404 24,976 23,841
8 Samara Oblast — 1,027 1,629 2,216 4,162 21,566 22,981
9 City of Saint-Petersburg 753[16] 4,897 6,628 7,995 12,070 19,164 19,971
10 North Ossetia 2,093[17] 12,012 13,355 12,912 13,619 17,147 16,235
11 Adygea - 3,013 5,217 6,359 10,460 15,268 15,561

Distribution [edit]

Moscow [edit]

The 2010 Russian census put the number of Moscow Armenians at 106,466. Another 63,306 Armenians lived in Moscow region at the time. There are various estimates on the number of Armenians in Moscow: 400,000,[18] 600,000,[19] 1,000,000.[20][21] Moscow is often regarded as the largest Armenian community outside of Armenia.

Saint Petersburg [edit]

In 1708 the first Armenians came to St. Petersburg, and in 1710 in the city already existed “Armenian offices”. In 1730, under the leadership of the priest Ivan Sheristanova organized the first parish of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Throughout the 20th century Armenian population of St. Petersburg has been steadily increasing. The number of Armenians in St. Petersburg increased from 1,759 in 1926 to 19,164[10] in 2002.

According to Soviet 1989 census 47% Armenians speak Armenian as native language, 52% speak Russian as native language. At the same time almost all fluent in Russian language. About half of the Armenians have higher education and, consequently, higher social status.[22]

Krasnodar [edit]

See also: Cherkesogai and Hamshenis

Krasnodar Krai[23] Armenian diaspora of Krasnodar Krai is one of the biggest communities of the Armenian diaspora. According to Russian 2002 census there are 274,566 Armenians and 211,397 of them spoke Armenian as native language and 6,948 had Armenian citizenship. In an earlier census in 1989, the Krasnodar Territory was home to over 182 thousand Armenians (34,2% of the total number of Armenians in the Russian SFSR). In the period between the censuses of 1989 and 2002, Armenians became the second largest ethnic community after Russians in Krasnodar.

Stavropol [edit]

Rostov [edit]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b (Russian) Национальный состав населения по субъектам Российской Федерации
  2. ^ Thon, Caroline (2012). Armenians in Hamburg: an ethnographic exploration into the relationship between diaspora and success. Berlin: LIT Verlag Münster. p. 25. ISBN 978-3-643-90226-9. 
  3. ^ (Russian) "В России проживает более 2,5 млн армян" [2,5 million Armenians live in Russia]. RIA Novosti. 16 December 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2013. 
  4. ^ Armenia Urges Russia to Discourage Armenian Migration
  5. ^ (Russian) "В России проживает более 2,5 млн армян". РИА "Новости". December 16, 2002. Retrieved July 21, 2012. 
  6. ^ Демоскоп Weekly - Всесоюзная перепись населения 1959 года.Национальный состав населения по регионам России
  7. ^ Демоскоп Weekly - Всесоюзная перепись населения 1970 года.Национальный состав населения по регионам России
  8. ^ Демоскоп Weekly - Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года.Национальный состав населения по регионам России
  9. ^ Демоскоп Weekly - Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года.Национальный состав населения по регионам России
  10. ^ a b NATIONAL COMPOSITION OF POPULATION FOR REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  11. ^ (Russian) Кубанская область
  12. ^ (Russian) Ставропольская губерния
  13. ^ (Russian) Московская губерния
  14. ^ (Russian) Облась Войска Донского
  15. ^ (Russian) Саратовская губерния
  16. ^ (Russian) г. Санкт-Петербург
  17. ^ (Russian) Терская область - Владикавказский округ
  18. ^ (Russian) В России армян "обласкали и дали им охоту"
  19. ^ (Russian) В России проживает более 2,5 млн армян
  20. ^ (Russian) Сколько русских осталось в Москве?
  21. ^ ARMENIAN POPULATION IN THE WORLD
  22. ^ Бизнес Санкт-Петербурга
  23. ^ АРМЯНЕ КРАСНОДАРСКОГО КРАЯ В КОНТЕКСТЕ СОВРЕМЕННОЙ МИГРАЦИОННОЙ СИТУАЦИИ. по Михаил Савва, "Нораванк"

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