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Russians

This article is about the East Slavic ethnic group. For other meanings, see Russian.

Russians
Russian: русские
Total population
c. 135 million [citation needed]
Regions with significant populations
Russia   105,620,179 (2021)[1]
Diaspora
Germanyapprox. 7,500,000
(including Russian Jews and Russian Germans)[2][3][4]
Ukraine7,170,000 (2018) (including Crimea)[5]
Kazakhstan2,983,317 (2024 government est.)[6]
United States3,072,756 (2009)
(including Russian Jews and Russian Germans)[7]
Uzbekistan720,324 (2019)[8]
Belarus706,992 (2019)[9]
Canada622,445 (2016)
(Russian ancestry, excluding Russian Germans)[10]
Other countries
Latvia454,350 (2022)[11]
Kyrgyzstan352,960 (2018)[12]
Estonia315,252 (2021)[13]
Argentina300,000 (2018)[14]
Moldova201,218 (2014)[15]
France200,000[16] to 500,000[16][17]
Turkmenistan150,000 (2012)[18]
Lithuania129,797 (2017)[19]
Italy120,459[20]
Azerbaijan119,300 (2009)[21]
Finland90,801 (2020)[22]
Spain72,234 (2017)[23]
Australia67,055 (2006)[24]
Turkey50,000–100,000
(2019)[25][26]
Poland40,000 (2019)[27]
Romania36,397 (2002)
(Lipovans)[28]
Czech Republic35,759 (2016)[29]
Tajikistan35,000 (2010)[30]
South Korea30,098 (2016)[31]
Georgia26,453 (2014)[32]
Hungary21,518 (2016)[33]
Sweden20,187 (2016)[34]
China15,609 (2000)[35]
Bulgaria15,595 (2002)[36]
Armenia14,076 (2022)[37]
Greece13,635 (2002)<[38]
Serbia10,486 (2021)[39]
Slovakia8,116 (2021)[40][41]
India6,000–15,000 (2011)[42]
Denmark7,686 (2019)[43]
New Zealand5,979 (2013)<[44]
Languages
Russian (Russian Sign Language)
Religion
Predominantly Eastern Orthodoxy (Russian Orthodoxy), minority irreligion
Related ethnic groups
Other East Slavs (Belarusians, Ukrainians, Rusyns)[45]

Russians (Russian: русские, romanized: russkiye [ˈruskʲɪje] ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian, the most spoken Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Orthodox Christianity, ever since the formation of the Russian identity in the Middle Ages. By total numbers, they are the largest Slavic and European nation.

Genetic studies show that Russians are closely related to Poles, Belarusians, Ukrainians, as well as Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians.[45][46][47][48] They were formed from East Slavic tribes, and their cultural ancestry is based in Kievan Rus'. The Russian word for the Russians is derived from the people of Rus' and the territory of Rus'. Russians share many historical and cultural traits with other European peoples, and especially with other East Slavic ethnic groups, specifically Belarusians and Ukrainians.

The vast majority of Russians live in native Russia, but notable minorities are scattered throughout other post-Soviet states such as Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ukraine, and the Baltic states. A large Russian diaspora (sometimes including Russian-speaking non-Russians), estimated at 25 million people,[49] has developed all over the world, with notable numbers in the United States, Germany, Brazil, and Canada.

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