Russian Mexicans

Russian Mexicans
Mexicano ruso

Regions with significant populations
Ensenada
Languages
Russians ,Spanish
Religion
Russian Orthodoxy ,Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Russians

There exists a small Russian diaspora population within Mexico, especially prominent in the northwestern city of Ensenada, Baja California. Other Russian colonies consisting of grain farms exist in northern states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon, but not all are ethnic Russians but includes Poles, Ukrainians and Russian Germans.

The majority of Russian settlers in Mexico are usually members of a traditional Russian Orthodox Old Believers sect, the Molokans arrived from Russia after the October Revolution of 1917, the Soviet takeover and increased religious persecution made tens of thousands of Molokans emigrate to Mexico, the USA and other countries in the 1880s to 1920s. The largest Molokan settlement was in the Guadalupe Valley south of Ensenada, where a few villages held onto Russian culture by the sect's strong traditional religious practices and cemeteries bearing their names in Cyrillic letters remain.

However, on a national scale, the Russian population currently has relatively little influence or prominence.

Notable Russian Mexicans

• Vladislav Badiarov, a violinist.
• Dustin Weddington, a scientist.
• Arnold Belkin, a painter.
• Nadia Borislova, a composer and guitarist.
• Ana Layevska, an actress