Russians have been living in the United Kingdom since the nineteenth century. In 2005, the number of Russians in the UK was about 300,000.
British people of Russian origin    | |
|---|---|
| Total: Over 300,000 [1] 0.5% of the UK population | |
| Tongue | English , Russian |
| Religion | Orthodoxy |
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Population
At the census of Great Britain in 2001, 15,160 people indicated Russia as their country of birth. [2] According to estimates published by the National Statistical Office in 2009, the estimated UK resident population born in Russia is about 32,000. [3] About 41,000 Russians call London their home, and some estimate that tens of thousands of Russians live in London, including students, refugees, expired people, and illegal immigrants. [4] You can often hear such nicknames in London as "Londongrad" and "Moscow-on-the-Thames" ( Moscow on the Thames ). [5] In London and the Southeast, there are a number of Russian schools aimed at teaching Russian culture and language to children of Russian immigrants. [6]
Former Russian ambassador to the UK, Yuri Fedotov, said local Russians are becoming victims of xenophobia , and that police often refuse to investigate these incidents. [7]
The total number of people with Russian roots in the UK is close to 300,000. [eight]
Media
In the UK, several Russian-language newspapers are published: Pulse UK [9] , England [10] , Business Courier [11] , Achievements [12] (in Manchester), Russian London (London -Info ") [13] ," Courier " [14] ," Gazeta.UK " [15] ," Russian in England " [16] .
See also
- Raska
- Russians in London
Notes
- ↑ Russians in the UK
- ↑ Country-of-birth database . Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development . Date of treatment November 7, 2009. Archived March 21, 2013.
- ↑ Estimated population resident in the United Kingdom, by foreign country of birth (Table 1.3) (unavailable link) . Office for National Statistics (September 2009). Date of treatment July 8, 2010. Archived June 29, 2011.
- ↑ James Meek on London's Russian invasion | Russia | Guardian unlimited
- ↑ BBC NEWS | UK | Born Abroad | Other European ex-USSR
- ↑ Buksh, Ayshea (2007-02-12), " Russians get back to their roots ", BBC News , < http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/02/12/russians_feature .shtml > . Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ↑ " Xenophobia in Britain is also directed against immigrants from Russia - the ambassador ", RIA Novosti , 2007-11-17 , < http://rian.ru/world/20071117/88507970.html > . Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ↑ 300,000 Russians in the UK, "Londongrad" a prime location . Date of treatment March 17, 2013. Archived March 21, 2013.
- ↑ Newspaper “PULSE UK”
- ↑ England newspaper
- ↑ Newspaper Business Courier London
- ↑ Newspaper Achievements
- ↑ Newspaper Russian London
- ↑ Newspaper “Courier”
- ↑ "Gazeta.UK"
- ↑ Home - Russian in England . russianinengland.co.uk. Date of treatment November 4, 2017.
Literature
- Muradov G.L., Poloskova T.V., Zatulin K.F. et al. Directory of the Russian compatriot // M .: Russian World, 2006. 2nd edition - p. 32-33
Links
- www.doska-ru.co.uk , website of Classifieds in England
- rusemb.org.uk , website of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- BBC Born Abroad - Ex-USSR