Russians in the United Kingdom
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| Notable Russian Britons: Theodore Komisarjevsky, Helen Mirren Albert Coates, Peter Ustinov, Vladimir Peniakoff |
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| Over 300,000[1] 0.5% of the UK's population |
| Regions with significant populations |
| London, South East England |
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Russian Orthodox, minority Jewish |
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Russians in Australia, Russian people, Overseas Russians, Russian American, Russian Canadian |
Russians have existed in the United Kingdom since the nineteenth century. In 2005 there were estimated to be around 300,000 Russians living in the UK, with many more having partial Russian ancestry.
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[edit] Settlement and population numbers
Current estimates show that approximately 41,000 people from the former Soviet Union call London their home.[2] For those who have noticed, the nicknames "Londongrad" and "Moscow-on-the-Thames" are both well known.[3] An entire sub-culture has arisen - several, in fact - with specialty stores and restaurants becoming more noticeable. There are several Russian-language weeklies, and small sub-communities are forming.
[edit] Famous Britons with Russian ancestry
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- Dame Helen Mirren, actress (Russian father)
- Sir Peter Ustinov, actor, writer and raconteur
- Roman Pavlyuchenko, footballer at Tottenham Hotspur
- Andrei Arshavin, footballer at Arsenal
- The Abramovich Family
- Stuart Rose, Chief Executive of Marks & Spencer
- Mick Jones, Guitarist & Vocalist with The Clash (Russian mother).
- Theodore Komisarjevsky, a stage designer and director
- Lilia Kopylova, international professional dancer
- Sophia Myles, actress (Russian grandmother)
- Stephen Poliakoff, screenwriter & director (Russian father).
- Robert Skidelsky (Baron Skidelsky), politician, economist and writer.
- Alexandra Lvovna Tolstaya, writer and explorer
- Nikolai Tolstoy, prominent Russo-British historian
- Theo Fabergé, grandson of Peter Carl Fabergé and scion of the The House of Fabergé dynasty
- Sir Paul Vinogradoff, historian specializing in Anglo-Saxon law
- Albert Coates - conductor and composer (Russian mother, and born in Russia).
- Nick Clegg, politician (Russian grandmother)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- BBC Born Abroad - Ex-USSR
- British Russian Society
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/02/12/russians_feature.shtml
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,2763,1190191,00.html
- Russians in London
- Rupoint
- Doska
- Russian London
- Russian restaurants in the UK
- Russian Albion
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